The Liwiec (or Liw, pronounced /Livjɛt͡s/ or /Liv/ ) is a river in
Poland
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, and a tributary of the
Bug River
The Bug or Western Bug is a major river in Central Europe that flows through Belarus (border), Poland, and Ukraine, with a total length of .Podlaskie Voivodeship
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and central
Masovian Voivodeship
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Masovian Voivodeship has an area of and had a 2019 po ...
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, p. 85-86
The source of the Liwiec is located to the north-west of
Międzyrzec Podlaski
Międzyrzec Podlaski () is a town in Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland, with a population of 17,102 inhabitants . The total area of the town is . Międzyrzec is located in the historic region of Podlachia, near the Krzna river, n ...
near
Siedlce
Siedlce () ( ) is a city in the Masovian Voivodeship in eastern Poland with 77,354 inhabitants ().
The city is situated between two small rivers, the Muchawka and the Helenka, and lies along the European route E30, around east of Warsaw. It is ...
Węgrów
Węgrów (; ) is a town in eastern Poland with 12,796 inhabitants (2013), capital of Węgrów County in the Masovian Voivodeship.
History
First mentioned in historical records in 1414, Węgrów received its city charter in 1441. Between 16th ...
estuary
An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime enviro ...
and
confluence
In geography, a confluence (also ''conflux'') occurs where two or more watercourses join to form a single channel (geography), channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river (main ...
with the
Bug River
The Bug or Western Bug is a major river in Central Europe that flows through Belarus (border), Poland, and Ukraine, with a total length of .Kamieńczyk.
It has a
Natura 2000
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EU
Special Protection Area
A special protection area (SPA) is a designation under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds. Under the Directive, Member States of the European Union (EU) have a duty to safeguard the habitats of migratory birds and cer ...
region.
Gallery
Image:Liwiec_4.jpg, Liwiec−Liw river.
Image:Liwiec_3.jpg, Liwiec near Kamieńczyk.
Image:Wyszkow_liwiec.jpg, Liwiec near the estuary.
See also
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Special Protection Areas in Poland
Special Protection Areas for Bird migration, birds in Poland are called OSOPs ().
As of 2005, 72 OSOPs were designated.
See also
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* Protected areas of Poland
References
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