Strzyża (stream)

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Strzyża
Strießbach
Strzyża (upper course)

Strzyża (upper course)

Data
location Poland
River system Vistula
Source height 130  m
muzzle Vistula , Letnica Coordinates: 54 ° 22 ′ 32 "  N , 18 ° 38 ′ 34"  E 54 ° 22 ′ 32 "  N , 18 ° 38 ′ 34"  E
Mouth height 0  m
Height difference 130 m
Bottom slope 14 ‰
length 9.4 km
Catchment area 22 km²
Right tributaries Potok Jaśkowy, Potok Królewski
Flowing lakes Sasper See (formerly)
Big cities Danzig

The Strzyża ( German Strießbach , Kashubian Strzëżô ) is a brook in Danzig (Gdańsk) in the Polish Pomeranian Voivodeship . The stream is the last tributary of the Martwa Wisła ( Dead Vistula ) before it flows into the Gdańsk Bay .

course

Park in Langfuhr
Strzyża not far from the estuary

The Strzyża rises in Kiełpinek ( Klein Kelpin ) in the Gdańsk district of Jasień and runs in a northerly direction, before it turns east in Wrzeszcz ( Langfuhr ) and flows into the Vistula in Letnica ( Lauenthal ). Originally the course turned again to the north and fed the Sasper See before it emptied into the Baltic Sea . Since the end of the 19th century, the stream has been regulated and mostly moved into a solid bed that tunnels under some traffic areas. More recently, rain retention basins have been created on the upper reaches .

The length of the Strzyża is 9.4 km (according to other sources 13.2 km), the area of ​​the catchment area 22 km². The difference in altitude from the source to the mouth is 130 meters. Tributaries are Potok Jaśkowy ( Jäschkentaler Bach ), Potok Królewski ( Königstaler Bach ) and two smaller brooks, the Kiełpineckiej and the Migowskiej Struga.

history

The brook was first mentioned in 1247 as Wstrisza and in 1283 as Stritza . Its name means "river with a strong current". In 1283 the Oliva Monastery received ownership of both banks of the stream. It built several water mills , sawmills and hammers on the Stritza. So he drove the silver hammer and fed the pond of the little hammer since the 16th century . This was later the pond of the Actien brewery and has been called Staw Browarny since 1945. Today the Kuźniczki Park ( Kleinhammer Park ) is located nearby .

For a long time the Strzyża formed the boundary between the monastery and worldly property. From 1920 to 1939 the Strießbach formed the state border between the Second Polish Republic and the Free City of Danzig for one kilometer .

Namesake

Strzyża is the namesake for the Gdańsk district of the same name , the districts of Strzyża Górna ( Hochstrieß ), Strzyża Dolna ( Legstrieß ) and Strzyska Góra ( Strießberg ).

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