Siret (river)
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The Siret or Sireth is a river that rises from the Carpathians in the Northern Bukovina region of Ukraine, and flows southward into Romania before it joins the Danube. It is 647 km (402 mi) long, of which a 559 km (347 mi) section is in Romania, and its basin area is 44,811 km2 (17,302 sq mi), of which 42,890 km2 (16,560 sq mi) in Romania. Its average discharge is 250 m3/s (8,800 cu ft/s). In ancient times, it was named Hierasus.
Siret River at Mircești
The former Barboși Railway Bridge, from an 1870s wood engraving
Siret river near Roman.
Bukovina
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Bukovina is a historical region in Eastern Europe. The region is located on the northern slopes of the central Eastern Carpathians and the adjoining plains, today divided between Romania and Ukraine.
Prislop Pass, connecting Maramureș with Bukovina in northern Romania
Galicia–Volhynia state
Bukovina within the historical region of Moldavia over the passing of time.
View over the western side of the Suceava medieval seat fortress.