Elbląg (river)

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Elbląg
Elblag
The Elbląg in Elbląg

The Elbląg in Elbląg

Data
location Powiat Elbląski and City of Elbląg , Warmia , Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship , Poland
River system Elbląg
River basin district Wisły
origin Druzno
54 ° 7 ′ 20 ″  N , 19 ° 25 ′ 1 ″  E
muzzle north of Elbląg in the Fresh Haff Coordinates: 54 ° 16 ′ 55 ″  N , 19 ° 24 ′ 57 ″  E 54 ° 16 ′ 55 ″  N , 19 ° 24 ′ 57 ″  E

length 14.5 km
The Elbing, waterway between the Frischen Haff and the city of Elbing to the southwest, on a map from 1910.

The Elbing, waterway between the Frischen Haff and the city of Elbing to the southwest , on a map from 1910.

The Elbląg ( German  Elbing ) is a 14.5 kilometer long river in the Polish Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship that flows through the city of Elbląg ( German  Elbing ).

The Elbląg drains the Druzno ( German  Drausensee ) and flows into the Fresh Lagoon ( Polish Zalew Wiślany ) and thus into the Baltic Sea . It is navigable along its entire length and, as a maritime shipping route, connects the Elbinger seaport with the Frischen Haff.

Historical mention

Wulfstan , an Anglo-Saxon trader in the late 9th century, describes the river in Anglo-Saxon as Ilfing in his account of his journey from Haithabu to the Prussian trading town of Truso .

Tributaries

The main tributaries are:

  • Fiszewka (Fischau)
  • Kumiela (Hommel)
  • Tina (Thiene)

literature

  • Michael Gottlieb Fuchs : Description of the city of Elbing and its area in topographical, historical and statistical terms . Volume 1, Elbing 1818, pp. 333-402.
  • 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, pp. 31–32.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ramowa Dyrektywa Vodna. DORZECZE WISŁY. Krajowy Zarząd Gospodarki Wodnej, archived from the original on December 26, 2015 ; Retrieved April 22, 2019 (Polish).