Bzura
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 Bzura near Kozłów Biskupi |
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| location | central Poland | |
| River system | Vistula | |
| Drain over | Vistula → Baltic Sea | |
| muzzle | opposite Wyszogród in the Vistula Coordinates: 52 ° 22 ′ 28 ″ N , 20 ° 12 ′ 5 ″ E 52 ° 22 ′ 28 ″ N , 20 ° 12 ′ 5 ″ E
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| length | 166 km | |
| Catchment area | 7660 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Słudwia , Ochnia | |
| Right tributaries | Łasica , Utrata , Pisia , Rawka , Skierniewka , Mroga , Moszczenica | |
| Medium-sized cities | Zgierz , Aleksandrów Łódzki , Ozorków , Łowicz , Sochaczew | |
| Small towns | Łęczyca | |
 Bzura near Aleksandrów Łódzki |
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The Bzura (pronunciation: Bsura ) is a central Polish left-hand tributary of the Vistula and flows through the cities of Zgierz , Aleksandrów Łódzki , Ozorków , Łęczyca , Łowicz , Sochaczew and Brochów for a total length of 166 km and flows into the Vistula opposite Wyszogród .
The name of the river became known through the great battle of the Bzura , where the Polish were defeated by the German troops between September 9 and September 19, 1939 . On January 17, 1945, Sochaczew was occupied by the advancing Red Army after they had defeated the German units there.
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