Ina River
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The Ina is a river
in northwestern Poland
, a right tributary of the Oder River.
The origins of the river are in Insko Lake (Polish: jezioro Ińsko), and it flows through a succession of smaller lakes. A confluence of Ina River is localized in Police, Poland
town. It has a length of 129 km, and the basin area
of the Ina is 2189 km².
The main towns situated on the Ina River are:
In Pomeranian history
, the Ihna from 1295 to 1464 separated Pomerania-Stettin and Pomerania-Wolgast.
See also: rivers of Poland; For the Japanese river, see Ina River (Japan)
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
in northwestern Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, a right tributary of the Oder River.
The origins of the river are in Insko Lake (Polish: jezioro Ińsko), and it flows through a succession of smaller lakes. A confluence of Ina River is localized in Police, Poland
Police, Poland
Police is a town in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, northwestern Poland. It is the capital of Police County. As of 2006, the town had 34,284 inhabitants. The name comes from Polish pole, which means "field"....
town. It has a length of 129 km, and the basin area
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
of the Ina is 2189 km².
The main towns situated on the Ina River are:
- IńskoInskoIńsko is a town in Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. It has a population of 2,001 .Ińsko gives its name to the protected area known as Ińsko Landscape Park....
- GoleniówGoleniówGoleniów is a town in Pomerania, northwestern Poland with 22,399 inhabitants . It is the capital of Goleniów County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship ; previously it was in Szczecin Voivodeship . Town area is 12.5 km², geographical situation 53°33'N and 14°49'E...
- Stargard SzczecińskiStargard SzczecinskiStargard Szczeciński is a city in northwestern Poland, with a population of 71,017 . Situated on the Ina River it is the capital of Stargard County and since 1999 has been in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship; prior to that it was in the Szczecin Voivodeship...
- Police, PolandPolice, PolandPolice is a town in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, northwestern Poland. It is the capital of Police County. As of 2006, the town had 34,284 inhabitants. The name comes from Polish pole, which means "field"....
(only a confluence of Ina River)
In Pomeranian history
History of Pomerania
The history of Pomerania dates back more than 10,000 years. Settlement in the area started by the end of the Vistula Glacial Stage, about 13,000 years ago. Archeological traces have been found of various cultures during the Stone and Bronze Age, of Veneti and Germanic peoples during the Iron Age...
, the Ihna from 1295 to 1464 separated Pomerania-Stettin and Pomerania-Wolgast.
See also: rivers of Poland; For the Japanese river, see Ina River (Japan)