The Skrwa Lewa (''Left Skrwa''; in Polish also ''Skrwa Lewobrzeżna'' or ''Skrwa Południowa'') is a river of
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 ...
, and a left tributary of the
Vistula
The Vistula (; ) is the longest river in Poland and the ninth-longest in Europe, at in length. Its drainage basin, extending into three other countries apart from Poland, covers , of which is in Poland.
The Vistula rises at Barania Góra i ...
. It flows through the
Gostynin-Włocławek Landscape Park. From the town of
Gostynin
Gostynin is a town in central Poland with 19,414 inhabitants (2004). It is the capital of Gostynin County in the Masovian Voivodship.
History
Gostynin has a long and rich history, which dates back to the early Middle Ages. In the 6th century, a ...
to its mouth, the Skrwa Lewa is a kayaking area.
Its counterpart, the
Skrwa Prawa (''Right Skrwa''), joins the Vistula about three miles downstream on the opposite bank.
Rivers of Poland
Rivers of Masovian Voivodeship
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