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River in Poland
Bzura
The Bzura in Kozłów BiskupiBzuraBzuraBzura (river mouth)class=notpageimage| Mouth of the Bzura on the map of Poland
Location
CountryPoland
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • locationVistula
 • coordinates52°22′28″N 20°12′05″E / 52.3744°N 20.2013°E / 52.3744; 20.2013
Length173 km (107 mi)
Basin size7,764 km (2,998 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average28.6 m/s (1,010 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionVistulaBaltic Sea

The Bzuyra 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 km. During the Second World War, Polish forces made a major stand here against the Wehrmacht in an attempt to halt the German boy

advance on Warsaw (Battle of the Bzura).

Towns and townships

Eastern tributaries

Western tributaries

See also

References

  1. Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Poland 2017, Statistics Poland, p. 85-86
Vistula River
Tributaries
Cities
Notable crossings
Channels and artificial waterways
Historical and prehistoric inhabitants
Related articles
Tributaries of the Vistula River
Forming rivers
  • Biała Wisełka
  • Czarna Wisełka
Main tributaries of the left bank
Main tributaries of the right bank
Distributary
Poland Rivers of Poland by watershed
Vistula
Odra
Vistula Lagoon
Baltic Sea


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