Vitba River

Vitba is the western tributary of the Western Dvina River. The length of Vitba is thirty-three kilometers, it flows in one of the districts of the city of Vitebsk. The river Vitba gave the city its name. Within the city, several road and pedestrian bridges were transferred across Vitba.

In the basin of Vitba there are many lakes, among which are Obukhovskoye, Osinovskoye, Bernskoye. In 1991, a dam was built on the river, designed to fill Vitba with clean water, as well as control the water level in the river.

In Vitebsk along the coast of Vitba there are several parks and recreation areas. The most popular of them are the Frunze Park and the Park named after the 40th anniversary of the Komsomol. There is also a small botanical garden on the right bank.