Bzura
River in Poland
52°22′28″N 20°12′05″E / 52.3744°N 20.2013°E / 52.3744; 20.2013The Bzura 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 advance on Warsaw (Battle of the Bzura).
Towns and townships
- Zgierz
- Aleksandrów Łódzki
- Ozorków
- Łęczyca
- Łowicz
- Sochaczew
- Brochów
- Wyszogród
Eastern tributaries
- Linda
- Moszczenica
- Mroga
- Struga
- Bobrówka
- Skierniewka
- Rawka
- Pisia
- Sucha
- Utrata
- Łasica
Western tributaries
- Witonia
- Ochnia
- Słudwia
See also
- Rivers of Poland
- Battle of the Bzura
References
- ^ Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Poland 2017, Statistics Poland, p. 85-86
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Vistula River
- Vistula–Bug offensive
- Vistula–Oder offensive
- Vistula, Indiana (likely named after the Vistula)
- Vistula Land
- Vistula Spit
- Vistula Lagoon
- Vistula University
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