Liwa (Nogat)
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Liwa love |
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 The Liwa in the vicinity of Kwidzyn (Marienwerder) |
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| location | Pomeranian Voivodeship , Poland | |
| River system | Vistula | |
| Drain over | Nogat → Fresh lagoon | |
| River basin district | Vistula | |
| source | from the lake Jezioro Januszewskie (Januschauer See) 53 ° 44 ′ 2 ″ N , 19 ° 28 ′ 21 ″ E |
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| Source height | 102 m npm | |
| muzzle | in the Nogat near Biała Góra (Weißenberg) Coordinates: 53 ° 54 ′ 50 " N , 18 ° 53 ′ 4" E 53 ° 54 ′ 50 " N , 18 ° 53 ′ 4" E
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| length | 111.4 km | |
| Catchment area | 990.8 km² | |
| Flowing lakes | Jezioro Januszewskie (Januschauer See), Jezioro Dzierzgoń (Sorgensee) | |
| Medium-sized cities | Kwidzyn (Marienwerder) | |
| Small towns | Prabuty (giant castle) | |
The Liwa (German: love ) is a river that has its source in the Polish Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship and flows into the Nogat below Kwidzyn (Marienwerder) .
geography
The 111.4 km long river rises from the small lake Jezioro Januszewskie ( Januschauer See ) on the edge of the landscape park Park Krajobrazowy Pojezerza Iławskiego (Gmina Iława ) ( German Eylau ) in the macroregion Pojezierze Iławskie (Eylauer Lake District), flows from there in predominantly westward Direction in the Jezioro Dzierzgoń ( Sorgensee ), shortly afterwards reaches the small town Prabuty ( giant castle ), flows further to the west, flows around the town of Kwidzyn ( Marienwerder ) in the south and then follows the valley of the Vistula to the north in a northerly direction until it briefly after its branching off from the Vistula at Biała Góra ( Weißenberg ) reaches its estuary Nogat .
