Uzh River
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For the Uzh river in northern Ukraine, see Uzh River (Northern Ukraine).
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Coordinates: 48°35′54″N 21°59′26″E / 48.5983°N 21.9906°E
| Uzh River | |
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 Uzh River near Uzhhorod |
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| Origin | Ukraine |
| Mouth | Laborec |
| Basin countries | Ukraine, Slovakia |
| Length | 127 km (79 mi) |
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| Basin area | 2750 km² |
The Uzh (Ukrainian: Уж; translit. Uzh; Slovak: Uh; Hungarian: Ung, Polish: Uż) is a river in Ukraine and Slovakia. Its name comes from the ancient west slavic dialect word už, meaning "Snake", (lat. "Serpentes").
It is 127 km (79 mi) long, out of which 21.3 km (13.2 mi) are in Slovakia. It flows into the Laborec river near the city of Drahňov in the Michalovce District (okres).
The Ukrainian city of Uzhhorod and the semi-ruined Nevitske Castle are situated by the Uzh. The river forms part of the Slovakia–Ukraine border for about 1.5 km (0.93 mi) near the village Pinkovce.
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