Poltva | |
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![]() The course of River Poltva within Lviv | |
Location | |
Country | Ukraine |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Lviv, Ukraine |
Mouth | Bug |
• location | Busk |
• coordinates | 49°57′37″N 24°36′28″E / 49.9603°N 24.6077°E |
Length | 60 km (37 mi) |
Basin size | 1,440 km2 (560 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Bug→ Narew→ Vistula→ Baltic Sea |
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The Poltva (Ukrainian: Полтва; Polish: Pełtew) is a river in the western Ukrainian Oblast of Lviv and a tributary of the Bug. The Poltva valley cuts between the Podilian Plateau and Roztichia.[1] The capital of the Lviv Oblast, Lviv, is located on the river, with the river flowing directly beneath Lviv's central street, Liberty Avenue , and the Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet.[2]
The river once faced significant problems with pollution.[3] As a result, the river was covered up and included into the underground sewer system of Lviv, beginning in 1839.[4] During World War 2, Jews fleeing Nazi violence used the underground river as a hiding place.[5]