Zolota Lypa

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
Basin features
Progression	Dniester→ Dniester Estuary→ Black Sea

Zolota Lypa (Ukrainian: Золота Липа, Polish: Złota Lipa) is a river in Western Ukraine. It flows through the districts of Berezhany, Pidhaitsi and Monastyryska, 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" both in Polish and Ukrainian. 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.

External links

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

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