Source of the Southern Bug in Kholodets

Near the village of Kholodets on the Avratyn Upland rises the Southern Bug, one of Ukraine's largest rivers, flowing over 800 km to the Bug Estuary of the Black Sea. Here, on the watershed between the Dniester and Dnipro basins, a small stream emerges from a marshy hollow, and the source is marked by a memorial stele. The Hrabarka, a tributary of the Zbruch, also begins nearby. Visiting the source is a chance to see how a modest spring among fields gives life to a great river that later flows through Khmelnytskyi, Vinnytsia, Pervomaisk and Mykolaiv. It is easy to reach by car; wear sturdy shoes, as the hollow can be wet.