Drwęca
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Drwęca Drewenz |
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| location | Voivodships Warmia-Mazury and Kujawy , Poland | |
| River system | Vistula | |
| Drain over | Vistula → Baltic Sea | |
| Source lake |
Wielki Omin southwest of Olsztynek ( Hohenstein ) 53 ° 32 ′ 21 ″ N , 20 ° 11 ′ 30 ″ E |
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| muzzle | near Toruń ( Thorn ) in the Vistula Coordinates: 52 ° 59 ′ 57 " N , 18 ° 41 ′ 23" E 52 ° 59 ′ 57 " N , 18 ° 41 ′ 23" E
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| length | 253 km | |
| Catchment area | 5536 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Grabiczek , Gizela , Wel , Brynica , Rypienica , Ruziec | |
| Right tributaries | Iławka , Skarlanka , Struga Wąbrzeska | |
| Flowing lakes | Jezioro Drwęckie | |
| Medium-sized cities | Brodnica ( Strasburg ) | |
| Small towns | Ostróda ( Osterode ), Nowe Miasto Lubawskie ( Neumark ), Golub-Dobrzyń | |
The Drwęca ( 'drvɛntsa , German Drewenz ) is a right tributary of the Vistula in the Polish provinces Masuria and Kujawy .
The Drwęca, formerly also called Drebnitz , rises about eight kilometers southwest of Olsztynek (Hohenstein) near the village of Drwęck (Drebnitz) and flows first in a north-westerly direction to Ostróda (Osterode) , then in a westerly direction through the Jezioro Drwęckie (Drewenzsee) in the Masurian region Lake area and finally runs in a south to south-westerly direction until it finally flows into the Vistula at the south-eastern border of Toruń (Thorn) . The Drwęca is 253 kilometers long. Its catchment area is around 5,536 km².
The Oberland Canal (Kanał Elbląski), built between 1840–1856, connects the Drwęca via Miłomłyn (Liebemühl) , Ostróda (Osterode) and Elbląg (Elbing) with the Frischer Lagoon .
The approximately 30 km long section of the river between Brodnica (Strasburg) and Lubicz (Leibitsch) shortly before Toruń marked a part of the north-western border of Poland several times in history.
Cities:
- Ostróda (Osterode)
- Nowe Miasto Lubawskie (Neumark (West Prussia))
- Brodnica (Strasburg)
- Golub-Dobrzyń (Gollub and Dobrzyn)
Tributaries:
literature
- August Eduard Preuss : Prussian country and folklore or description of Prussia. A manual for primary school teachers in the province of Prussia, as well as for all friends of the fatherland . Bornträger Brothers, Königsberg 1835, p. 29.
- Johann Christian Wutzke : Contribution to the knowledge of the Drewenz river . In: Contributions to the Prussian customer , Volume 4, Königsberg 1821, pp. 425–447 and pp. 448–457.
