Narewka (river)
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The river Narewka is a left-bank tributary of the Narew
river in western Belarus
and north-eastern Poland
.
root *nr primarily associated with water (compare Narva
, Neretva
, Neris
, Ner
and Nur
).
known as the Wysoczyzny Podlasko – Bialoruskie (English: Podlasie and Belarus Plateau) located within the Podlaskie Voivodeship
of Poland
and the Hrodna Voblast
of Belarus
. Major part of the river flows through Białowieża Forest.
Narewka is the main watercourse for the Polish part of Bialowieza Forest.
The length of the river is 61.1 km, including 21.7 kilometers in the Republic of Belarus.
Catchment (basin) covers an area Narewka 710.7 km sq., of which the Polish border is 491.32 km. Within the forest is 380 sq km catchment area, part of which falls in the Bialowieza National Park. Catchment forest cover is 49.9%. Until dry, Narewka flowed through quite a muddy valley. In the 60s of the twentieth century has been draining uroczyska "Wild Nikora.
The width of the trough Narewka ranges from 5 to 15 m (at the mouth). The maximum depth at the measuring point in Bialowieza: 201 cm. The rate of flow is 2 km / hr.
In December 1409 Wladyslaw Jagiello took place in Bialowieza Forest a great hunt, making the stocks of meat before the battle of Grunwald. The meat is in the spring of next year, the river was floated Narewka, Narew and the Vistula to Plock.
In 1559 a partial separation was carried out from Bialowieza Forest Bielsko (Ladzkiej). Narewka River to the mouth of the Narew, along with the river Wieliczanką constituted the boundary between forests.
, Narewka
, Nowe Lewkowo
and Stare Lewkowo
.
, Przedzielna (left bank), Orłówka, Hwoźna and Braszcza (right bank).
Narew
The Narew River , in western Belarus and north-eastern Poland, is a left tributary of the Vistula river...
river in western Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
and north-eastern 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...
.
Etymology
The name of the river comes from a Proto-Indo-EuropeanProto-Indo-European language
The Proto-Indo-European language is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Indo-European languages, spoken by the Proto-Indo-Europeans...
root *nr primarily associated with water (compare Narva
Narva River
The Narva is a river flowing into the Baltic Sea, the largest river in Estonia. Draining Lake Peipsi, the river forms the border of Estonia and Russia and flows through the towns of Narva/Ivangorod and Narva-Jõesuu into Narva Bay. Though the river is only 77 km long, in terms of volume...
, Neretva
Neretva
Neretva is the largest river of the eastern part of the Adriatic basin. It has been harnessed and controlled to a large extent by four HE power-plants with large dams and their storage lakes, but it is still recognized for its natural beauty, diversity of its landscape and visual...
, Neris
Neris
Neris is a river rising in Belarus, flowing through Vilnius and becoming a tributary of the Neman River at Kaunas...
, Ner
Ner
The Ner is a river in central Poland, with sources to the south east of Łódź. It is one of the tributaries of the Warta River....
and Nur
Nur, Poland
Nur is a village in Ostrów Mazowiecka County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Nur. It lies approximately south-east of Ostrów Mazowiecka and north-east of Warsaw....
).
Geography
The Narewka flows through the geographical region of EuropeEurope
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
known as the Wysoczyzny Podlasko – Bialoruskie (English: Podlasie and Belarus Plateau) located within the Podlaskie Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship , is a voivodeship in northeastern Poland. It borders on Masovian Voivodeship to the west, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship to the northwest, Lublin Voivodeship to the south, the Belarusssian Voblasts of Grodno and Brest to the east, the Lithuanian Counties of Alytus and...
of 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...
and the Hrodna Voblast
Hrodna Voblast
Hrodna Voblast or Grodno Oblast is a voblast in northwestern Belarus.The capital - Grodno is the biggest city of the province. It lies on the Neman River. Grodno's existence is attested to from 1127. Two castles dating from the 14th - 18th centuries are located here on the steep right bank of...
of Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
. Major part of the river flows through Białowieża Forest.
Narewka is the main watercourse for the Polish part of Bialowieza Forest.
The length of the river is 61.1 km, including 21.7 kilometers in the Republic of Belarus.
Catchment (basin) covers an area Narewka 710.7 km sq., of which the Polish border is 491.32 km. Within the forest is 380 sq km catchment area, part of which falls in the Bialowieza National Park. Catchment forest cover is 49.9%. Until dry, Narewka flowed through quite a muddy valley. In the 60s of the twentieth century has been draining uroczyska "Wild Nikora.
The width of the trough Narewka ranges from 5 to 15 m (at the mouth). The maximum depth at the measuring point in Bialowieza: 201 cm. The rate of flow is 2 km / hr.
History
Narewka River is marked on the first map of Bialowieza, line drawn in 1784 by the royal surveyor Michael Połchowskiego. The documents appear much earlier.In December 1409 Wladyslaw Jagiello took place in Bialowieza Forest a great hunt, making the stocks of meat before the battle of Grunwald. The meat is in the spring of next year, the river was floated Narewka, Narew and the Vistula to Plock.
In 1559 a partial separation was carried out from Bialowieza Forest Bielsko (Ladzkiej). Narewka River to the mouth of the Narew, along with the river Wieliczanką constituted the boundary between forests.
Cities and towns
Villages: Białowieża, PogorzelcePogorzelce
Pogorzelce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Białowieża, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately west of Białowieża, east of Hajnówka, and south-east of the regional capital Białystok. It...
, Narewka
Narewka
Narewka is a village in Poland, in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Hajnówka County, Gmina Narewka. It is located near the border with Belarus. Many of the inhabitants belong to the Belarusian minority in Poland.The village has a Catholic and Orthodox churches...
, Nowe Lewkowo
Nowe Lewkowo
Nowe Lewkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Narewka, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus, on the river Narewka.The village has a population of 300.-References:...
and Stare Lewkowo
Stare Lewkowo
Stare Lewkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Narewka, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus, on the river Narewka. It lies approximately north-west of Narewka, north-east of Hajnówka, and south-east of the...
.
Tributaries
ŁutowniaŁutownia
The river Łutownia , in western Belarus and north-eastern Poland, is a left-bank tributary of the Narewka river. It was formerly known in Polish as Łętownia , Lętownia , Łotownia , Łutownica , Latownica , Lutownia , and Szczekotówka .The Łutownia flows through the geographical region of Europe...
, Przedzielna (left bank), Orłówka, Hwoźna and Braszcza (right bank).
- L Waliczówka
- L Jabłoniówka
- P Bobrówka (dopływ Narewki)
- L OkulankaOkulankaOkulanka is a river of Poland....
- L Jelonka (dopływ Narewki)
- P Braszcza
- P Hwoźna
- P SirotaSirotaSirota is a Slavic last name. In Russian, "" means "orphan". The following people share this last name:* Leo Sirota , a Ukrainian-born pianist...
- L Przedzielna
- P Orłówka
- L ŁutowniaŁutowniaThe river Łutownia , in western Belarus and north-eastern Poland, is a left-bank tributary of the Narewka river. It was formerly known in Polish as Łętownia , Lętownia , Łotownia , Łutownica , Latownica , Lutownia , and Szczekotówka .The Łutownia flows through the geographical region of Europe...
- P Krynica
- P Złota
- L Jelonka
- L Pierierownica
- L Tisovka
| Left Bank | Right Bank | Municipality | Characteristics | Country |
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| Bialowieza Forest Bialowieza Forest The Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Białowieża Forest, in Belarus and Puszcza Białowieska in Poland, is an ancient woodland straddling the border between the two countries, located north of Brest and south-east of Białystok... |
Belarus Belarus Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,... |
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| Łutownia Łutownia The river Łutownia , in western Belarus and north-eastern Poland, is a left-bank tributary of the Narewka river. It was formerly known in Polish as Łętownia , Lętownia , Łotownia , Łutownica , Latownica , Lutownia , and Szczekotówka .The Łutownia flows through the geographical region of Europe... |
Bialowieza Forest Bialowieza Forest The Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Białowieża Forest, in Belarus and Puszcza Białowieska in Poland, is an ancient woodland straddling the border between the two countries, located north of Brest and south-east of Białystok... |
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... |
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| Hwoźna | ||||
| Braszcza | ||||
| Wilcze Gardło | mouth of the river at the Narew Narew The Narew River , in western Belarus and north-eastern Poland, is a left tributary of the Vistula river... |