Rawka

Rawka
Rawka landscape near Nowy Dwór
Data
location	Łódź Voivodeship , Poland
River system	Vistula
Drain over	Bzura  → Vistula  → Baltic Sea
source	east of the city of Koluszki 51 ° 45 ′ 21 ″  N , 19 ° 52 ′ 43 ″  E
muzzle	between Łowicz and Sochaczew in the Bzura coordinates: 51 ° 8 ′ 32 ″  N , 20 ° 6 ′ 44 ″  E 51 ° 8 ′ 32 ″  N , 20 ° 6 ′ 44 ″  E
length	97 km
Right tributaries	Białka

The Rawka is a river in the Łódź Voivodeship in central Poland . It has a length of 97 kilometers and is a right-hand tributary of the Bzura . The Rawka rises east of the town of Koluszki and flows into the Bzura between Łowicz and Sochaczew , of which it is the largest tributary.

A nature reserve was established on the Rawka in 1983 . The most famous towns on the Rawka are the town of Rawa Mazowiecka , the former village of Rawka, now part of Skierniewice , and the villages of Bolimów and Nowy Dwór . The river became famous through the Battle of the Rawka in late 1914 / early 1915 between German and Russian troops in the First World War .

Web links

Commons : Rawka  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Rawka landscape near Nowy Dwór