The Narew [ˈnarɛv], known as Narau (Нараў) in Belarusian (also called Naura in Lithuanian, Old Prussian and Jotvingian) is a river in western Belarus and north-eastern Poland, a tributary of the Vistula river. The Belarusian language, or Belorussian,(беларуская мова BGN/PCGN: byelaruskaya mova, Scientific: belaruskaja mova Lithuanian ( lietuvių kalba) is the official state language of Lithuania and is recognised as one of the official languages of the European Union. Prussian is an extinct Baltic language once spoken by the inhabitants of the area that later became East Prussia (now north-eastern Poland Sudovian (otherwise known as Jatvingian or Yotvingian) is an extinct western Baltic language in Northeastern Europe. "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there Belarus ( Belarusian Беларусь / Biełaruś is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland With a length of 484 kilometres (301 mi), comprising 36 km in Belarus and 448 km in Poland, it is the fifth longest Polish river. This is a list of Rivers which are at least partially located in Poland. The area of the basin is 75,175 square kilometres (29,025 sq mi), including 53,873 km² in Poland.
The Narew originates in Belarus and flows into the Vistula river in Poland. The part between the Zegrze Lake, where it is joined by the Bug river, and Vistula is sometimes called Narwio-Bug, Narwo-Bug or Bugo-Narew. The Zegrze Reservoir (or Zegrze Lake, in Polish Zalew Zegrzyński or Jezioro Zegrzyńskie) is a reservoir in Poland, located The Bug or Buh River (Bug; Західний Буг Zakhidnyy Buh; Захо́дні Буг Zakhodni Buh; Западный Буг Zapadnyy Bug Bugo-Narew (also Narwio-Bug Narwo-Bug is a name sometimes used for the lowest course of the Narew river in Poland. The name of the river comes from a Proto-Indo-European root *nr primarily associated with water (compare with Narva, Neretva, Neris, Ner and Nur). Water is a common Chemical substance that is essential for the survival of all known forms of Life. Narva is the third largest City in Estonia. It is located at the eastern extreme point of Estonia, by the Russian border on the Narva Neretva is a river in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. The total length is 225 km of which 203 km are in Herzegovina, while the final 22 km are in the Neris ( Ві́лія or Вя́льля Vialla) is a river arising in Belarus, flowing through Vilnius ( Lithuania) and becoming a tributary The Ner is a river in central Poland, with sources to the south east of Łódź. [1]
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Cities and towns
- Suraż
- Łapy
- Tykocin
- Łomża
- Nowogród
- Ostrołęka
- Różan
- Pułtusk
- Serock
- Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki
- Modlin
- Piątnica
- Wizna
Other notable places
History
On September 6, 1939, Polish military forces attempted to use the Narew as a defense line against German attack during the Invasion of Poland. Suraż is a town in north-eastern Poland situated in the Podlaskie Voivodeship since 1999 and from 1975 to 1998 in the Białystok Voivodeship (1975-1998 Łapy (meaning "Paws" is a town in north-eastern Poland. Tykocin (Tykotzin heb Tiktin, Tuktin, Tyktin,) is a small old town in north-eastern Poland, with 1800 inhabitants ( 1998) located Łomża is a town in north-eastern Poland, approximately 90 Miles (150 km) from Warsaw and 50 miles (81 km from Białystok. Nowogród is a small town in northeastern Poland located about 13 km away from the city of Łomża, in Łomża County, in Podlaskie Voivodeship Ostrołęka is a town in northeastern Poland on the Narew river about 120 km (75 miles northeast of Warsaw, with a population of 53605 (2007 Różan is a town in Mazovian Voivodeship, Poland. It is located at around. Pułtusk is a town in Poland by the river Narew, 70 km north of Warsaw. Serock is a town at the north bank of the Zegrze lake in the Legionowo County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 3616 inhabitants (2004 Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki is a town in central Poland with ca 27500 inhabitants (2006 Piątnica is a Village in Łomża County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Wizna is a village in Łomża County of Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-east Poland. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Invasion of Poland (1939 precipitated World War II. It was carried out by Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, and a small German-allied This was abandoned the next day in favor of the Bug as German forces had already penetrated the defenses. The Bug or Buh River (Bug; Західний Буг Zakhidnyy Buh; Захо́дні Буг Zakhodni Buh; Западный Буг Zapadnyy Bug
References
- ^ (Polish) Witold Mańczak (1999). Witold Mańczak is a Polish linguist. He is a member of Polish Academy of Learning and the Polish Academy of Sciences. Wieża Babel. Wrocław: Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich. The Ossolineum or Zakład Narodowy im Ossolińskich (ZNiO National Ossoliński Institute) is one of the largest scientific libraries and the oldest ISBN 83-04-04463-3.
See also
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