Lusatian Neisse
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| Lusatian Neisse | |
|---|---|
| The Lusatian Neisse near the German village of Skerbersdorf | |
| Origin | Jizera Mountains |
| Mouth | Oder |
| Basin countries | Czech Republic, Poland, Germany |
| Length | 252 km |
| Basin area | 4,297 km² |
The Lusatian Neisse (Czech: Lužická Nisa; German: Lausitzer Neiße; Polish: Nysa Łużycka; Sorbian: Łužiska Nysa) is a river in the Czech Republic (54 km) and along the Polish-German border (198 km), in total 252 km long. It is a left tributary of the Oder River, into which it flows near Guben. It originates in the Jizera Mountains near Nová Ves nad Nisou.
In 1945 it became the Polish western border to Germany as a result of World War II (see Oder-Neisse line). Due to this fact it is the most notable of the three rivers called Neiße (German) or Nysa (Polish) and therefore is often simply called Neisse.
Basin area: 4,297 km² (including 2,197 in Poland)
Cities and towns on the river:
- Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic
- Vratislavice, Czech Republic
- Liberec, Czech Republic
- Zittau, Germany
- Bogatynia, Poland
- Görlitz, Germany; Zgorzelec, Poland
- Pieńsk, Poland
- Bad Muskau, Germany; Łęknica, Poland
- Forst (Lausitz), Germany
- Guben, Germany; Gubin, Poland
[edit] See also
Coordinates: cs:Lužická Nisa
da:Lausitzer Neiße
de:Lausitzer Neiße
es:Neisse
fr:Neisse
hsb:Łužiska Nysa
id:Sungai Neisse
it:Neiße
la:Nissa Lusatianus
lv:Neise
lt:Neisė
nl:Neisse (rivier)
ja:ナイセ川
no:Neisse
nn:Neisse
pl:Nysa Łużycka
pt:Neisse
ro:Neisse
ru:Нейсе
simple:Lusatian Neisse
sl:Lužiška Nisa
fi:Neisse
sv:Neisse
