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 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal
The Vistula (); is the longest river in Poland at 1,047 km (678 miles) in length.
East of the Vistula mouth were the areas inhabited by the Baltic speaking tribes generally identified with the historical Aestians: Galindians, Sudovians and Borusci.
The Vistula river used to be connected to the Dnieper River, and thence to the Black Sea.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Vistula_River   (768 words)

  
 Vistula River Basin - UNEP/DEWA~Europe > Publication > Freshwater in Europe
The middle and lower sections of this river are considered to be one of Europe’s most exceptional areas of natural and landscape value, with meanders, ox-bows, steep banks and sand islands.
The existing deterioration of this Polish river’s natural functioning would be accelerated by a plan to build new dams on the river’s lower reaches.
The Vistula river, together with the Oder river, is also the main deliverer of pollutants to the Baltic Sea (90%).
www.grid.unep.ch /product/publication/freshwater_europe/vistula.php   (473 words)

  
 Vistula River | Wisla | Warsaw Life
The longest river in Poland, the Vistula (Wisla) winds its way from the Beskidy mountains of southern Poland, through Krakow and Warsaw and up the the bay in Gdansk to the Baltic Sea.
While the written history of the Vistula is sketchy at best, speculative at worst, we do know that the origin of the river's name is probably Indo-European, though its current moniker is the Polonized version.
In past times, the Vistula used to be connected to the Dnieper River, and through it to the Black Sea, where it was part of the Amber Road, an ancient river trade route from the Black Sea to the Baltic.
www.warsaw-life.com /poland/river   (302 words)

  
  Vistula River Cruises
The Nogat, the eastern distributary of the Vistula River delta, is the principal.
Krakow lies in the Southern part of Poland on the Vistula River in a valley at the foot of the Carpathian Plateau.
Kujawsko-Pomorskie at the Vistula river (with the capitals Bydgoszcz and.
cruiseonbudget.com /vistula_river_cruises.html   (734 words)

  
  Dnieper River
River (748 km and 114,300 sq km) and the
River it is 590; in Belarus above the Biarezina River it is scarcely 210), and it increases slowly to 1,480 cu m/sec at Kremenchuk and 1,670 cu m/sec at the
River (Kyiv–Gdańsk route), and the Dnieper with the
www.encyclopediaofukraine.com /pages/D/N/DnieperRiver.htm   (3584 words)

  
 Klub Gaja - Campaign "Vistula Now"
For Poles, the Vistula is an object of admiration (hence the volumes of poems and songs), a subject of pride (that it is so huge and wild), and a source of fear (for the same reason!).
River valleys are the only ecological corridors for the free migration of birds and animals from Northern to Southern Europe and to Africa.
The concept to regulate the Vistula resurfaced after the War and the 1950s saw a plan for the construction of nine dams on the lower Vistula that were expected to raise the river's level in order for it to be used by merchant ships.
www.klubgaja.pl /en/vistula   (4977 words)

  
  Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Warsaw   (Site not responding. Last check: )
It is located on the Vistula river roughly 350 km from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains.
Its population as of 2004 was estimated at 1,676,600, with an urban agglomeration of approximately 2,400,000.
Warsaw straddles the Vistula river, approximately 350 kilometres from both the Carpathian mountains and the Baltic Sea.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Warsaw   (4342 words)

  
 ECO TALK - Interview of the week - Eco Friends [ecofriends.org]
The Vistula symbolized Polish culture and was important for animals and birds.
The Vistula river is an ecological corridor for the entire Europe.
We started newsletter on Vistula, made films on the river, travelled, held exhibitions here and there and in Polish Parliament to bring to the knowledge how safe the river would be if the dams are built.
www.ecofriends.org /ecotalk/008gaja.htm   (896 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Vistula
Polish Corridor Strip of land along the River Vistula, dividing East Prussia from the rest of Germany, and providing Poland with access (1919–39) to the Baltic Sea.
It is a railway junction and one of the main crossings of the Vistula.
Vistula Announces Exclusive Five Year Contract with Telstra Europe Limited; Vistula V-Cube(TM) VoIP will be distributed in UK and Ireland.
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Vistula&StartAt=1   (772 words)

  
 At the Narew river
The hierarchy of river importance is determined by the fact that through the Narew River a larger quantity of water is conveyed to the Vistula River.
The Narew River is an ecological pivot of the Green Lungs of Poland.
Nowogrod Mazowiecki is situated at the junction of the Narew and Vistula Rivers.
ettc.uwb.edu.pl /strony/bialystok/pluca/narew.html   (1092 words)

  
 Cleaning up Poland’s Vistula River [EBRD - Story]
The historic Polish city of Krakow, already famous for rich palaces and stunning churches, is adding clean river water to its list of visitor attractions, thanks in part to an EBRD loan that is helping southern Poland’s biggest environmental project to flourish.
Plans to cut the amount of waste deposited in the Vistula River flowing through the city received a major boost with the recent opening of a new biological sewage treatment plant at the Plaszow waste water facility.
This type of treatment was insufficient and caused serious damage to the Vistula by allowing discharges containing high levels of nitrogen and potassium into its waters.
www.ebrd.com /new/stories/2006/061218.htm   (520 words)

  
 Travel to Poland - Hotel Poland
A city of northern Poland near the mouth of the Vistula River on the Gulf of Gdańsk, an inlet of the Baltic Sea.
Located on both sides of the upper Vistula River, it was the capital of a principality in 1138.
Located on the Oder River, it originated in the 10th century at the crossroads of the trade route linking the Black Sea to western Europe.
www.travelpoland.com /travel   (720 words)

  
 Campaign to save the Vistula River: Keep the Wisła River wild
The Polish government has put forth a proposal to build seven dams and an east-to-west waterway, which would destroy the natural flow of the Wisła river, disturb sensitive ecosystems, and increase the risk of serious flooding.
Each community along the Wisła River will have the opportunity to participate in public activities to demonstrate the need to protect the Wisła River.
In this way Club Gaja will empower the people of Poland to protect their own wild river, and pave the way for further efforts to clean up toxic waste and community refuse discharge.
www.zb.eco.pl /gb/13/campaign.htm   (625 words)

  
 Water - The Vistula River - Adam Robinski - 194/265 - World Wide Panorama
The Vistula river (Wisła in Polish) is the longest Polish river.
It is often called 'a wild river in the heart of Europe', its middle and lower sections are considered to be one of Europe's most exceptional areas of natural and landscape value.
Photographed in Warsaw, under the Świętokrzyski Bridge, the Vistula remains wild and unspoilt in the middle of a 2 million people city.
www-geoimages.berkeley.edu /wwp605/html/AdamRobinski.html   (150 words)

  
 Cascade Punch for the Vistula   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The river remains in its present state with the necessary actions taking place like securing the already existing buildings with special attention to the fall in Wloclawek and safety measures against floods.
The possible results of leaving the river and the fall without building the supporting fall below must be indicated as well as the range of works to be done to ensure the permanent safety of Wloclawek fall and flood safety of the river valley.
To reduce the harm caused by irregular flushes of water into the river bed a change should be made in the work cycle of the electric plant so that it produces energy day and night.
www.dams.org /kbase/submissions/showsub.php?rec=ENV228   (1839 words)

  
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 Vistula River | Wisla | Gdansk Life
The longest river in Poland, the Vistula (Wisla) winds its way from the Beskidy mountains of southern Poland, through Krakow and Warsaw and up the the bay in Gdansk to the Baltic Sea.
While the written history of the Vistula is sketchy at best, speculative at worst, we do know that the origin of the river's name is probably Indo-European, though its current moniker is the Polonized version.
In past times, the Vistula used to be connected to the Dnieper River, and through it to the Black Sea, where it was part of the Amber Road, an ancient river trade route from the Black Sea to the Baltic.
www.gdansk-life.com /poland/river   (211 words)

  
 WWF - WWF urges Poland to reconsider damming the Vistula River
WWF urges Poland to reconsider damming the Vistula River
The Vistula is one of the last big free-flowing rivers, and among of the most important ecological corridors in Europe.
Typical for the Vistula River are also significant concentrations of migrating and wintering birds coming from Scandinavia and Siberia.
www.panda.org /news_facts/newsroom/news/index.cfm?uNewsID=1970   (810 words)

  
 Vistula Now   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In 1993, we started to prepare the national Polish campaign "Teraz Wisła" which was initiated on "Earth Day" in Warsaw, on the 22nd of April 1994.
The goals of the "Teraz Wisła" campaign are the improvement of water quality, its rational use, protection of biological diversity and cultural values by means of ecological education and stimulating local communities to activity.
Every year, we organise "Vistula Day" bringing to life the mix of the river, its natural environments and culture.
www.klubgaja.pl /h/vistula.html   (1137 words)

  
 Fortress of the Vistula River Mouth - Gdansk - Reviews of Fortress of the Vistula River Mouth - TripAdvisor
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 Gdańsk.pl
The Sobieszewo Island a unique part of Gdańsk, is enclosed by the Gulf of Gdańsk from the north, the river of Wisła Śmiała from the west, the river of Martwa Wisła from the south and the channel named "Przekop Wisły" from the east.
Since the end of 19th century the island, called at the time The Golden Island, has been a great tourist attraction for residents of Gdańsk.
Tourists are welcome and can rest peacefully close to the nature all year round.
www.gdansk.pl /en/article.php?category=454&article=939&history=   (290 words)

  
 Warsaw hotels
It is located on the Vistula River roughly 370 kilometers (230 mi) from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains.
Its population as of 2006 was estimated at 1,700,536.
Hotel is situated on the right bank of the Vistula near the Łazienkowska Route and the exit route in the direction of Lublin and Terespol.
www.warsaw-hotel.net   (2176 words)

  
 Vistula photos of Vistula river Poland photo of Vistula in Poland
Vistula photos of Vistula river Poland photo of Vistula in Poland
Here, close to the small city of the same name, it's just a small mountain spring.
But after a course of 1047 km (650 miles), it is a true river which arrives at Gdansk at the edge of the Baltic Sea.
www.trekway.com /poland/photos-06-vistula-river.html   (62 words)

  
 Vistula river
Home › Poland › The Country of Beautiful › Poland – the country of ten thousand lakes and wild rivers › The Vistula
The biggest Poland’s river, the Vistula, is one of the last non-regulated European waterways.
Nature lovers and fans of water sports are very fond of smaller, wild rivers such as the Czarna Hancza, Krutynia, Drawa, or Drweca (over 200 km); the latter one constitutes a nature reserve along its whole course.
www.polandforall.com /vistula.html   (119 words)

  
 SOVIET-POLISH WAR OF 1919/1920 - Part III
In the first days of August the Soviets were almost on the banks of the Vistula River and approaching the outskirts of Warsaw.
In Ukraine, despite the success of the joint Polish - Ukrainian political campaign to raise the patriotic spirits among the population the plans to form a strong Ukrainian army capable of taking over the positions against the Soviets had to be abandoned due to lack of time.
As to the Polish Vistula River Victory of 1920 - Sir Edgar V. d'Abernon, who as a member of the Anglo-French mission to Poland at that time had a full scope of events including the Vistula River Victory, and understood well the possible implications of Bolshevik victory, wrote:
www.electronicmuseum.ca /Soviet-Polish-War/spw_3.html   (1661 words)

  
 Masuria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Great geological changes took place and even in the last 500 years the maps showing the lagoons and peninsulas on the Baltic Sea have greatly altered in appearance.
As in other parts of northern Poland, such as from Pomerania on the Oder river to the Vistula river, this continuous stretch of lakes is popular among tourists.
Polish names, followed by German names in italics:
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Masuria   (1280 words)

  
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