| Bytomka | |
|---|---|
 Bytomka in Bytom | |
| Location | |
| Country | Poland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Kłodnica |
| • location | Gliwice, Silesian Voivodeship |
| • coordinates | 50°17′11″N 18°42′41″E / 50.2865°N 18.7115°E / 50.2865; 18.7115 |
| Length | 19.2 km (11.9 mi) |
Bytomka (German: Beuthener Wasser or Iserbach) is a river located in southern Poland, in Silesia. It is approximately 19.2 km (11.9 mi) in length.
In the interwar period it was a part of the Germany-Poland border.
The river is highly polluted with heavy metals, notably cadmium, copper, mercury, nickel and zinc. The cause of pollution is thought to be human activity.
References
- ^ Beuethen, O.S (1934). Messtischblatt 5679 (in German).
- Śmiałek, Tomasz (2016). 70 lat szkoły muzycznej w Bytomiu. Dzieje budynku szkolnego (in Polish). Bytom: Ogólnokształcąca Szkoła Muzyczna I i II stopnia im. Fryderyka Chopina. ISBN 978-83-944948-0-3.
- "Rzeka Bytomka. Historia i przyrodnicze skarby". bytom24.pl (in Polish). 2023-08-02. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
- Działoszyńska-Wawrzkiewicz, Monika. "Metale ciężkie w osadach rzecznych terenów zurbanizowanych rzeki Kłodnicy" (PDF). ietu.katowice.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-08-07. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
- Czajkowska, Aleksandra; Wilczyńska, Aleksandra (2008). "Ocena stopnia zanieczyszczenia rzeki Bytomki" (PDF). delibra.bg.polsl.pl (in Polish). Retrieved August 5, 2024.
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