Vistula River

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The Vistula River is Poland’s longest and most important river, flowing from the Carpathian Mountains to the Baltic Sea and passing through major cities such as Kraków and Warsaw.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
capitalCityOnRiver Warsaw
continent Europe
country Poland
culturalSignificance considered Poland’s national river
frequently referenced in Polish literature
deltaRegion Vistula Delta
surface form: Żuławy Wiślane
dischargesInto Bay of Gdańsk
surface form: Gdańsk Bay
drainageBasinArea approximately 194000 square kilometers
drainageBasinCountry Belarus
Poland
Ukraine
economicImportance important for agriculture in its basin
major waterway for transport in Poland
flowsDirection generally south to north
flowsThrough Gdańsk
Kraków
Płock
Sandomierz
Toruń
Warsaw
flowsThroughCapitalOf Poland
hasDelta Vistula Delta
hasTributary Brda River
Bug River
Drwęca River
Dunajec River
Narew River
Pilica River
San River
Wieprz River
historicalEventLocation Second Northern War
surface form: Swedish Deluge campaigns in the 17th century

World War II military operations in Poland
historicalSignificance important trade route since medieval times
length approximately 1047 kilometers
approximately 651 miles
locatedIn Poland
longestRiverIn Poland
majorCityOnRiver Gdańsk
Kraków
Toruń
Warsaw
majorRiverOf Central Europe
mouth Baltic Sea
passesThroughRegion Kuyavia
Lesser Poland
Mazovia
Pomerania
polishName Vistula River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Wisła
sourceCountry Poland
sourceRegion Carpathian Mountains

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Sandomierz Piasts associatedRiver Vistula River
this entity surface form: Vistula
Smocza Jama locatedNear Vistula River
Bydgoszcz locatedOnRiver Vistula River
Puławy locatedOnRiver Vistula River
Puławy hasBridgeOver Vistula River
Nowa Huta Meadows isLocatedNear Vistula River
Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki locatedOnRiver Vistula River
Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki hasNearbyRiver Vistula River
Biała River mouthLocatedIn Vistula River
Biała River tributaryOf Vistula River
Gmina Leoncin locatedOnRiver Vistula River
this entity surface form: Vistula
Oświęcim Basin locatedOnRiver Vistula River
Oświęcim Basin locatedAlong Vistula River
this entity surface form: upper Vistula River
Remuh Cemetery near Vistula River
Podgórze Market Square near Vistula River
Old Synagogue in Kazimierz (as a museum site) near Vistula River
subject surface form: Old Synagogue in Kazimierz
this entity surface form: Vistula River in Kraków
Szeroka Street near Vistula River
Wyszogród locatedOnRiver Vistula River
Bielany borderedBy Vistula River