Alta (river)

For the similarly named river in Norway, see Altaelva.

Alta
Location
Country	Ukraine
Location	Kiev Oblast
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Baryshivka Raion, Ukraine
Mouth	Trubizh
• coordinates	50°3′51″N 31°27′41″E
Length	46 km (29 mi)
Basin size	492 km2 (190 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Trubizh→ Dnieper→ Dnieper–Bug estuary→ Black Sea

Alta River (Ukrainian: Альта, Ільтиця, Alta, Iltytsya) is a small river in Ukraine and is a right tributary of the Trubizh. The ancient town of Pereiaslav is situated between the Trubizh and Alta rivers.

The river is considered the place where the assassins sent by Svyatopolk the Accursed killed saints Boris and Gleb in 1015. In 1019 it was the site of a battle between Svyatopolk and his brother Yaroslav I the Wise which Yaroslav won.

In 1068 the river was the place where Iziaslav I of Kiev was defeated by from Polovtsy at the Battle of the Alta River

On 25 May 1630 on the river near Pereiaslav was the place where Polish hetman Stanisław Koniecpolski was beaten by the Zaporozhian Cossacks led by Taras Triasylo. The battle is known as the Taras Night and is described in the Taras Shevchenko poem Taras Nich .