Vchelka Explained

Vchelka
Photo Width:300 px
Map:Ukraine Zhytomyr Oblast#Ukraine
Height:10m (30feet)
Number Drops:3
Width:40m (130feet)
Watercourse:Gnylopiat' River

The Vchelka waterfall is located on the Gnylopiat' River in the Zhytomyr Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine, between the villages of Singury, Golovenka and Perlyavka. The waterfall is high and about wide.

Name

The name of the waterfall comes from the area — the Vchelka farm, which belonged to the Zhytomyr doctor and philanthropist Franz Vchelka. As of 1906, there were 43 yards (ca. 39 m) on the farm and 232 inhabitants.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Волынский Губернский Статистический комите (1906). Список населённых мест Волынской губернии. Житомир. Волынская Губернская типография