Bzura

Bzura
The Bzura in Kozłów Biskupi
Bzura
Bzura
Bzura (river mouth)
Mouth of the Bzura on the map of Poland
Location
CountryPoland
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
Vistula
 • coordinates
52°22′28″N 20°12′05″E / 52.3744°N 20.2013°E / 52.3744; 20.2013
Length173 km (107 mi)
Basin size7,764 km2 (2,998 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average28.6 m3/s (1,010 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionVistulaBaltic Sea

The Bzura is a river in central Poland. A tributary of the Vistula river (in Wyszogród), the Bzura is 173 kilometres long and has a basin area of 7,764 km2.[1] During the Second World War, Polish forces made a major stand here against the Wehrmacht in an attempt to halt the German advance on Warsaw (Battle of the Bzura).

Towns and townships

Eastern tributaries

  • Linda
  • Moszczenica
  • Mroga
  • Struga
  • Bobrówka
  • Skierniewka
  • Rawka
  • Pisia
  • Sucha
  • Utrata
  • Łasica

Western tributaries

See also

References

  1. ^ Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Poland 2017, Statistics Poland, p. 85-86



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