The Skora is a river of

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, a tributary of the

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. Known in

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as the ''Schnelle Deichsa'', it flows through the

Legnica Legnica (; , ; ; ) is a city in southwestern Poland, in the central part of Lower Silesia, on the Kaczawa River and the Czarna Woda. As well as being the seat of the county, since 1992 the city has been the seat of the Diocese of Legnica. Le ...

and

Złotoryja Złotoryja (; , ; Latin: ''Aureus Mons'', ''Aurum'') is a historic town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in southwestern Poland, the administrative seat of Złotoryja County, and of the smaller Gmina Złotoryja. Złotoryja is the first town in Pola ...

districts, with its source in the Pogórze Kaczawskie (foothills). Towns along the river include Pielgrzymka, Wojcieszyn, Uniejowice,

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, Modlikowice, Jadwisin, Osetnica, Konradówka,

Chojnów Chojnów () is a small town in Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is located on the Skora river, a tributary of the Kaczawa at an average altitude of above sea level. Chojnów is the administrative seat of ...

, Goliszów, Niedźwiedzice and Grzymalin. It then enters the

. On its journey, it flows through the Sądreckie Wzgórza (hills), where it merges with the Czermnica river.

Fauna

The upper Skora abounds in

trout Trout (: trout) is a generic common name for numerous species of carnivorous freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the genera '' Oncorhynchus'', ''Salmo'' and ''Salvelinus'', all of which are members of the subfamily Salmoninae in the ...

, graylings, and

minnow Minnow is the common name for a number of species of small freshwater fish, belonging to several genus, genera of the family Cyprinidae and in particular the subfamily Leuciscinae. They are also known in Ireland as wikt:pinkeen, pinkeens. While ...

. Further downstream,

chub Chub is a common fish name. It pertains to any one of a number of ray-finned fish in several families and general. In the UK, the term ''chub'' usually refers to the species '' Squalius cephalus''. In addition, see sea chub. In family Cyprinid ...

perch Perch is a common name for freshwater fish from the genus ''Perca'', which belongs to the family Percidae of the large order Perciformes. The name comes from , meaning the type species of this genus, the European perch (''P. fluviatilis'') ...

and

barbels In fish anatomy and turtle anatomy, a barbel is a slender, whisker like sensory organ near the mouth (sometimes called whiskers or tendrils). Fish that have barbels include the catfish, the carp, the goatfish, the hagfish, the sturgeon, the z ...

are found.

Gallery

File:Chojnow 022 skora.jpg, The Skora River in Chojnów in winter File:Goliszow Skora wodospad 09270012.jpg, Goliszow Skora River near Chojnow File:Chojnow 055 most kolejowy.jpg, Skora River bridge near Chojnow

References

Rivers of Poland Rivers of Lower Silesian Voivodeship {{Poland-river-stub