Seret River

Not to be confused with Siret River.
At the confluence of the Seret and the Dniester.
Near the village of Chystyliv near Ternopil.
About the eponymous river in Lviv Oblast, see Seret River (Drohobych).

The Seret River (Ukrainian: Серет) is the left tributary of the Dniester that flows through the Ternopil Oblast of Ukraine. Its length is 242 km; the basin covers some 3900 km2. The towns of Ternopil, Terebovlia and Chortkiv sit along the river's banks. Some of the bloodiest fighting of the Great War took place on the banks of the Seret.

Coordinates: 48°37′12″N 25°51′25″E / 48.62°N 25.8569°E

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