Zolota Lypa

Zolota Lypa (Ukrainian: Золота Липа, Polish: Złota Lipa) is a river in Western Ukraine. It flows through the Ternopil and Chortkiv Raions, forming the Berezhany Lake north of the city of Berezhany. It is a left tributary of Dniester, belonging to the Black Sea basin.The name means "golden linden tree" and has the same meaning in all Slavic languages. The river with the opposite meaning Hnyla Lypa ("rotten linden tree) flows parallel 30 km west from Berezhany.

A sketch of the Zolota Lypa.

The Zolota Lypa River.

Zolota Lypa
A dam across Zolota Lypa formed a large lake in the northern part of Berezhany, western Ukraine
Location
Country	Ukraine
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Dniester
• coordinates	48.9798°N 25.0719°E / 48.9798; 25.0719
Basin features
Progression	Dniester→ Dniester Estuary→ Black Sea

External links

• Zolota Lypa River in the Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine, vol. 5 (1993)