Wkra
| Wkra | ||
 The Wkra |
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| location | Warmia-Masuria , Mazovia ( Poland ) | |
| River system | Vistula | |
| Drain over | Narew → Vistula → Baltic Sea | |
| source | near Neidenburg ( Nidzica ) 53 ° 12 ′ 37 ″ N , 20 ° 0 ′ 55 ″ E |
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| muzzle | at Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki in the Narew coordinates: 52 ° 26 ′ 45 " N , 20 ° 44 ′ 43" E 52 ° 26 ′ 45 " N , 20 ° 44 ′ 43" E
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| length | 249 km | |
| Catchment area | 5322 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Luta, Mławka , Topielica, Wisiołka, Rosica, Łydynia , Sona , Turka, Nasielna | |
| Right tributaries | Szkotówka, Raciążnica , Płonka, Naruszewka | |
| Small towns | Działdowo (Soldau), Nidzica (Neidenburg), Bieżuń , Radzanów , Strzegowo , Unierzyż , Glinojeck , Sochocin , Joniec , Cieksyn , Kosewko , Pomiechówek , Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki | |
 The Wkra in Strzegowo |
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The Wkra is a right tributary of the Narew in north-eastern Poland . It rises near Neidenburg (Nidzica) in the Warmia-Masurian Voivodeship and flows essentially in a southerly direction in its 249 km long course to its confluence with the Narew in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki shortly before its confluence with the Vistula . Its catchment area is given as 5322 km².
In the upper reaches of Neidenburg up to the confluence of the Skottau (Szkotówka) the river is called Neide (Nida) ; in the area of Soldau it is called Soldau (Działdówka) .
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 . Brothers Bornträger, Königsberg 1835, p. 31, item 6 and p. 54, item 7.
Web links
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