Olszówka (Biała)

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Olszówka
In Bielsko-Biała

In Bielsko-Biała

Data
location Poland
River system Vistula
Drain over Vistula  → Baltic Sea
source Silesian Beskids
49 ° 45 ′ 54 ″  N , 19 ° 0 ′ 27 ″  E
Source height 750  m npm
muzzle Biała coordinates: 49 ° 47 '52 "  N , 19 ° 3' 14"  E 49 ° 47 '52 "  N , 19 ° 3' 14"  E
Mouth height 338  m npm
Height difference 412 m
Bottom slope 72 ‰
length 5.7 km
Communities Bielsko-Biała
Olszówka Valley, Bielsko-Biała in the background
Olszówka Valley, Bielsko-Biała in the background

The Olszówka is a left tributary of the Biała , a tributary of the Vistula 5.7 kilometers in length. The river rises on the slopes of Kołowrót in the Silesian Beskids in Bielsko-Biała and flows into the Biała . In the upper reaches it has the character of a mountain river.

tourism

A marked hiking trail leads along the river from the Gypsy forest to the Szyndzielnia . The lower station of the Szyndzielnia gondola lift is also located on its lower reaches .

See also

literature

  • Mirosław Barański: Beskid Śląski. Pasma Klimczoka i Równicy. Wydawnictwo PTTK “Kraj”, Warszawa 1995, ISBN 83-7005-360-2 ;
  • Robert Mrózek: Nazwy miejscowe dawnego Śląska Cieszyńskiego. Uniwersytet Śląski, Katowice 1984, ISBN 82-00-00622-2 .

Web links

Commons : Olszówka (dopływ Białej)  - collection of images, videos and audio files