Shelon River
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| Shelon River | |
|---|---|
| Mouth | Lake Ilmen |
| Basin countries | Russia |
| Length | 248 km (154 mi) |
| Source elevation | |
| Avg. discharge | 44 m³/s (1,554 ft³/s) |
| Basin area | 9,710 km² (3,749 mi²) |
Shelon River (Шелонь in Russian) is a river in the Pskov Oblast and Novgorod Oblast in Russia. The towns upon Shelon are Porkhov and Soltsy.
The Battle of Shelon (July 14th, 1471) between Muscovy and Novgorod Republic happened in between the town of Soltsi and the mouth of Shelon. It ended up with a victory of the Moscovian army led by duke Kholmsky, and consequently resulted in the annexion of Novgorod to Muscovy (1478).
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