Prorva Sluice
Prorva Sluice is a dam in Oraş Isaccea, Tulcea County. Prorva Sluice is situated nearby to the station Ferry Complex ‘Orlivka’, as well as near the lake Balta Buceag.Photo: Ykvach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ferry Complex ‘Orlivka’ and Noviodunum ad Istrum.
Ferry Complex ‘Orlivka’
Station
Photo: Zenwort, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ferry Complex ‘Orlivka’ is a station, which is situated 520 metres northwest of Prorva Sluice.
Noviodunum ad Istrum
Photo: Mixolidic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Noviodunum ad Istrum was a Roman city that developed around the legionary fortress and naval port near the present town of Isaccea. It was in the Roman province of Moesia and was the headquarters of the Roman Danube fleet located on the lower Danube and, from the 4th century AD, the headquarters of the Legio I Iovia. Noviodunum ad Istrum is situated 3 km southeast of Prorva Sluice.
Kartal Lake
Protected area
Photo: Ykvach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kartal Lake is a protected area, which is situated 4 km northeast of Prorva Sluice.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Isaccea and Orlivka.
Isaccea
Town
Photo: Trygve W Nodeland, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Isaccea is a small town in Tulcea County, in Northern Dobruja, Romania, on the right bank of the Danube, 35 km north-west of Tulcea. According to the 2021 census, it has a population of 4,408.
Orlivka
Village
Photo: Ykvach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Orlivka is a village in Izmail Raion, Odesa Oblast, southern Ukraine. It belongs to Reni urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Until 18 July 2020, Orlivka belonged to Reni Raion. Orlivka is situated 3½ km northwest of Prorva Sluice.
Novosilske
Village
Photo: Ykvach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Novosilske is a village in Reni Raion in the southern Ukrainian oblast of Odesa. It belongs to Reni urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Novosilske is located at. Novosilske is situated 10 km northeast of Prorva Sluice.
Prorva Sluice
- Type: Dam
- Description: sluice on the Danube in Izmail Region, Ukraine
- Category: sluice
- Location: Oraş Isaccea, Tulcea County, Romania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
45.29039° or 45° 17′ 25″ northLongitude
28.46422° or 28° 27′ 51″ eastOpen location code
8GQC7FR7+5MOpenStreetMap ID
way 845706111OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q108327114
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In Other Languages
From Russian to Ukrainian—“Prorva Sluice” goes by many names.
- Russian: “шлюз Прорва”
- Russian: “Шлюз Прорва”
- Ukrainian: “шлюз Прорва”
- Ukrainian: “Шлюз Прорва”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Isaccea Island and Balta Buceag.
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