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Orzyc (river)
Orzyc (also Orzycz or Orzyca) is a river in eastern central Poland, a right tributary of the Narew, with a length of 146 kilometers. It forms the western border of the Puszcza Kurpiowska Puszcza Kurpiowska or Kurpiowska Forest, (, also ''Kurpie Forest'') is the collective name of Poland's two wilderness areas: Puszcza Biała and Puszcza Zielona (White and Green Forests), located in the central basin of Narew and Kurpiowska Plain. ..., and flows into the Narew at Kalinowo. Its own tributaries include the Grabowski Rów, Baranowska Struga, Tamka, Bobrynka, Ulatówka, Bramura, and Węgierka. References Rivers of Poland Rivers of Masovian Voivodeship {{Poland-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narew
The Narew (; be, Нараў, translit=Naraŭ; or ; Sudovian: ''Naura''; Old German: ''Nare''; uk, Нарва, translit=Narva) is a 499-kilometre (310 mi) river primarily in north-eastern Poland, which is also a tributary of the river Vistula. The Narew is one of Europe's few braided rivers, the term relating to the twisted channels resembling braided hair. Around 57 kilometres (35 mi) of the river flows through western Belarus. Etymology The name of the river is from a Proto-Indo-European root ''*nr'' primarily associated with ''water'' (compare Neretva, Neris, Ner and Nur) or from a Lithuanian language verb ''nerti'' associated primarily with ''diving'' and ''flood''. Name of the lower portion The portion of the river between the junctions with the Western Bug and the Vistula is also known as the Bugonarew, Narwio-Bug, Narwo-Bug, Bugo-Narew, Narwiobug or Narwobug. At the confluence near Zegrze the Bug is 1.6x longer, drains a 1.4x larger basin, and has a sligh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 million people, and the List of European countries by area, seventh largest EU country, covering a combined area of . It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordering seven countries. The territory is characterised by a varied landscape, diverse ecosystems, and Temperate climate, temperate transitional climate. The capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city is Warsaw; other major cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, and Gdańsk. Prehistory and protohistory of Poland, Humans have been present on Polish soil since the Lower Paleolithic, with continuous settlement since the end of the Last Glacial Period over 12,000 years ago. Culturally diverse throughout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puszcza Kurpiowska
Puszcza Kurpiowska or Kurpiowska Forest, (, also ''Kurpie Forest'') is the collective name of Poland's two wilderness areas: Puszcza Biała and Puszcza Zielona (White and Green Forests), located in the central basin of Narew and Kurpiowska Plain. It is bound by the rivers: Pisa (east), Narew (south) and Orzyc (west). The north-end reaches the border with Masuria. In the 16th century the Kurpiowska Forest was called Zagajnica, adding to its definition the counties of Łomża, Ostrołęka and Przasnysz, in which parts of the forest were located. In the 18th century the term Kurpiowska Forest was extended to include the Green Forest ( pl, Puszcza Zielona) and White Forest ( pl, Puszcza Biała) which belonged to the Bishops of Płock. Kurpiowska Forest gradually began to be identified with Puszcza Zielona. In the late 20th century, forested areas accounted for approximately 33% of the Kurpiowska Forest. Most (95%) of forest areas include pine, with sparse alder, spruce, oak and bir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalinowo, Pułtusk County
Kalinowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Obryte __NOTOC__ Gmina Obryte is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Pułtusk County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Obryte, Pułtusk County, Obryte, which lies approximately east of Pułtusk and north of ..., within Pułtusk County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Obryte, north-east of Pułtusk, and north of Warsaw. The village has an approximate population of 150. References Villages in Pułtusk County {{Pułtusk-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of Poland
Following is a list of rivers, which are at least partially, if not predominantly located within Poland.KSNG (2002–2014)List of Names of Flowing Waters (Wykaz nazw wód płynacych)(PDF file, direct download 1.47 MB), Komisja Standaryzacji Nazw Geograficznych poza Granicami Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej: Nazwy geograficzne. Pages: 1/348. Statistics Poland, p. 85-86 Rivers by length ''For list of rivers in alphabetical order, please use table-sort buttons.''River system |
