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Revision as of 15:28, 8 November 2009
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| Mouth | at Modlin on the Vistula |
| Length | 484 kilometres (301 mi) |
The river Narew Template:IPAr (Belarusian:Нараў, Lithuanian:Naura), in western Belarus and north-eastern Poland, is a tributary of the Vistula river. The portion of the river between Zegrze Lake, where it is joined by the Bug, and the Vistula is sometimes called Narwio-Bug, Narwo-Bug or Bugo-Narew. The Narew is Europe's only braided river, the term relating to the twisted channels resembling braided hair.
Etymology
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).[1]
Geography
The Narew flows through the geographical region of Europe known as the Wysoczyzny Podlasko – Bialoruskie (English: Podlasie and Belarus Plateau) located within the Podlaskie Voivodeship and Masovian Voivodeship of Poland and the Hrodna Voblast of Belarus.
| Country | Length | Basin Area |
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| Belarus | 36 kilometres (22 mi) | 21,302 square kilometres (8,225 sq mi) |
| Poland | 448 kilometres (278 mi) | 53,873 square kilometres (20,800 sq mi) |
| Total | 484 kilometres (301 mi) | 53,873 square kilometres (20,800 sq mi) |
The Narew is the fifth longest Polish river.
Cities and towns
- Suraż
- Łapy
- Tykocin
- Łomża
- Nowogród
- Ostrołęka
- Różan
- Pułtusk
- Serock
- Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki
- Modlin
- Piątnica
- Wizna
Tributaries
Other notable places
History
On August 23, 1939, the Soviet Union and Germany signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, agreeing to divide Poland along the Narew, Vistula (Wisła), and San rivers.
On September 6, 1939, Polish military forces attempted to use the Narew as a defense line against German attack during the German Invasion of Poland. This was abandoned the next day in favor of the Bug as German forces had already penetrated the defenses.
On September 17, 1939, the Soviet Union invaded Poland. By 28 September, the Soviet Army had reached the line of the rivers Narew, Western Bug, Vistula and San - completing the division of Poland as negotiated in advance.
References
- ^ Template:Pl icon Witold Mańczak (1999). Wieża Babel. Wrocław: Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich. ISBN 83-04-04463-3.
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See also
External links