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This article is about the river. For other uses, see Warta (disambiguation). River in Kostrzyn nad Odrą, Poland
Warta
Warta River near Wronki
Location
CountryPoland
Cities
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationKromołów, part of Zawiercie,
Kraków-Częstochowa Upland
 • elevation380 m (1,250 ft)
Mouth 
 • locationOder River at Kostrzyn
 • coordinates52°35′55″N 14°36′37″E / 52.5986°N 14.6103°E / 52.5986; 14.6103
Length808.2 km (502.2 mi)
Basin size54,529 km (21,054 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average195 m/s (6,900 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionOder→ Baltic Sea

The river Warta (/ˈvɑːrtə/ VAR-tə, Polish: [ˈvarta] ; German: Warthe [ˈvaʁtə] ; Latin: Varta) rises in central Poland and meanders greatly through the Polish Plain in a north-westerly direction to flow into the Oder at Kostrzyn nad Odrą on Poland's border with Germany. About 808.2 kilometres (502.2 mi) long, it the second-longest river within the borders of Poland (after the Vistula), and the third-longest Polish river after the Oder (which also flows through the Czech Republic and Germany). Its drainage basin covers 54,529 square kilometers (21,054 sq mi). The Warta is navigable from Kostrzyn nad Odrą to Konin - approximately half of its length.

The Warta connects to the Vistula via its own tributary, the Noteć, and the Bydgoszcz Canal (Polish: Kanał Bydgoski) near the city of Bydgoszcz.

Course

The Warta 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 Warta Basin defines the site of early Poland; it is said that the tribe of Western Polans (Polish: Polanie) settled the Warta Basin between the 6th and 8th century. The river is also mentioned in the second stanza of the Polish national anthem, "Poland Is Not Yet Lost".

Further information: Ordonka (river)

Major cities

The Warta in Poznań

Right tributaries

Warta River in Gorzów Wielkopolski
The Warta near Kostrzyn

Left tributaries

See also

References

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

External links

  • Warta Poland - canoeing information (Polish)
Tributaries of the Oder
Main tributaries of the left bank
Main tributaries of the right bank
Distributary
Cities


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