Warta

Warta River
Warta River near Wronki
Country Poland
Physical characteristics
Main source Kromołów, part of Zawiercie,
Kraków-Częstochowa Upland
379 m (1,243 ft)
River mouth Oder River at Kostrzyn
52°35′55″N 14°36′37″E / 52.5986°N 14.6103°E / 52.5986; 14.6103Coordinates: 52°35′55″N 14°36′37″E / 52.5986°N 14.6103°E / 52.5986; 14.6103
Length 795 km (494 mi)
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    216 m3/s (7,600 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression Oder→ Baltic Sea
Basin size 54,520 km2 (21,050 sq mi)

The Warta (Polish pronunciation: [ˈvaɾta] German: Warthe; Latin: Varta) is a river in western-central Poland and a tributary of the Oder. With a length of approximately 795 kilometres (494 mi), it is the country's second-longest river located within its borders and third-longest in terms of total length.[1] The Warta has a basin area of 54,520 square kilometers (21,050 sq mi)[1] and it is navigable from Kostrzyn nad Odrą to Konin, approximately half of its length.[2] It is connected to the Vistula by the Noteć River and the Bydgoszcz Canal (Kanał Bydgoski) near the city of Bydgoszcz.

Course

It rises in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland at Kromołów in Zawiercie, Silesian Voivodeship, flows through Łódź Land, Greater Poland and Lubusz Land, where it empties into the Oder near Kostrzyn at the border with Germany.

The Greater Polish Warta Basin was the original Poland; it is said that the Polans (Polish: Polanie), a West Slavic tribe, settled the Warta Basin in the 8th century. The river is also mentioned in the second stanza of the Polish national anthem, "Poland Is Not Yet Lost."

Cities

Warta River in Poznań

Right tributaries

Warta River near Kostrzyn

Left tributaries

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Poland 2017, Statistics Poland, p. 85-86
  2. ↑ Warta River Encyclopædia Britannica Online


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