Osława
Oslawa | ||
The San River System within the Subcarpathian Mountains (Woj.) |
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Data | ||
location | In Poland | |
River system | Vistula | |
Drain over | San → Vistula → Baltic Sea | |
source | At the Bieszczady in Poland | |
Source height | 950 m npm | |
muzzle | In the San coordinates: 49 ° 32 ′ 5 " N , 22 ° 16 ′ 4" E 49 ° 32 ′ 5 " N , 22 ° 16 ′ 4" E |
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Mouth height | 290 m npm | |
Height difference | 660 m | |
Bottom slope | 10 ‰ | |
length | 64.8 km | |
Catchment area | 507.4 km² | |
Drain |
MQ |
8.2 |
Small towns | Zagórz | |
Oslawa, below the Mariemont mountain near Zagórz, Poland |
The Osława (dt. Oslawa , ukr. Ослава , ch. Oslava ) is a mountain river in southeastern Poland in the Eastern Carpathians .
It rises on Mount Matragona (990 m) in the Bieszczady Mountains , flows north and flows into the San at Zasław , north of Zagórz .
History and name
An important trade route ran along the Osława as early as the High Middle Ages. In the 14th century, the first dams were built to protect the adjacent farmland.
The Osława was first mentioned in the 14th century under this name, which goes back to the Old Slavic word osla (stone) .
Before World War II, the river became the border line when the wild border area between Poland and Lemken was established.
Tributaries
Osławica , Kalniczka , Czarny Bach, Głęboki Bach, Włoszaczycza, Duszatyński Bach, Rzepedź, Czaszyński Bach, Bannicza, Koniów, Ustmikowa.
Bigger places
literature
- Akta Grodzkie i Ziemskie, Lwów 1868
- Prof. Adam Fastnacht: Osadnictwo Ziemi Sanockiej, 1946
- Prof. Adam Fastnacht - Slownik Historyczno-Geograficzny Ziemi Sanockiej w Sredniowieczu, Krakow 2002, ISBN 83-88385-14-3