The Ina () is a
river
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...
in northwestern
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
, a right tributary of the
Oder River.
The origins of the river are in Insko Lake (Polish: jezioro Ińsko), and it flows through a succession of smaller lakes. The confluence of Ina River is localized in
Police
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town, near
Szczecin
Szczecin ( , , ; ; ; or ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the Poland-Germany border, German border, it is a major port, seaport, the la ...
. It has a length of 129 km, and the
basin area of the Ina is 2189 km
2.
The main towns situated on the Ina River are:
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Ińsko
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Goleniów
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Stargard
Stargard (; 1945: ''Starogród'', 1950–2016: ''Stargard Szczeciński''; or ''Stargard an der Ihna''; ) is a city in northwestern Poland, located in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. In 2021 it was inhabited by 67,293 people. It is situated on ...
with the famous
Stargard Mill Gate
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Police, Poland (on the confluence of Ina River into the Oder)
In
Pomeranian history, the Ihna from 1295 to 1464
separated Pomerania-Stettin and Pomerania-Wolgast. In the 16th century, it was one of the first European rivers to have its channel
straightened, and was an important shipping artery up to WWII. Tributaries of the Ina are:
Krępiel,
Mała Ina,
Reczek,
Struga Goleniowska.
See also
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Mała Ina
References
Rivers of Poland
Rivers of West Pomeranian Voivodeship
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