The , or '''Pruth river''' ( long, originating in the
Carpathian Mountains in
Ukraine and flowing southeast to join the
Danube river near
Reni , east of
Galaţi .
Known in antiquity as ''Pyretus'' or ''Porata'' river. Before
1940 and the occupation of
Bessarabia and Northern
Bukovina it was almost entirely in
Romania . Nowadays, for a length of 711 km it forms the border between
Romania and
Moldova . It has a hydrographic basin of 27,500 km&
2, of which 10,990 km&
2 are in Romania. The biggest city along its banks is
Chernivtsi (Cernăuţi),
Ukraine .
