Bzura Explained

Bzura
Mouth Location:Vistula
Mouth Coordinates:52.3744°N 20.2013°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Poland
Length Km:173
Discharge1 Avg:28.6m3/s
Basin Size Km2:7764

The Bzuyra is a river in central Poland. A tributary of the Vistula river (in Wyszogród), the Bzura is 173 kilometres long and has a basin area of 7,764 km2.[1] During the Second World War, Polish forces made a major stand here against the Wehrmacht in an attempt to halt the German boy advance on Warsaw (Battle of the Bzura).

Towns and townships

Eastern tributaries

Western tributaries

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://stat.gov.pl/download/gfx/portalinformacyjny/en/defaultaktualnosci/3328/2/17/1/statistical_yearbook_of_the_republic_of_poland_2017.pdf Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Poland 2017