Wieprz

Wieprz
Wieprz
	Wieprz in Roztocze National Park
	Wieprz River in the Vistula watershed
Native name	Вепр (Ukrainian)
Location
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Mazovian, Lublin
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Wieprzów Tarnawacki, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland
• coordinates	50°30′01.7″N 23°26′14.4″E / 50.500472°N 23.437333°E
• elevation	274 m
Mouth
• location	Dęblin, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland
• coordinates	51°32′49″N 21°50′4″E / 51.54694°N 21.83444°E
• elevation	112 m
Length	349 km (217 mi)
Basin size	10,497 km2 (4,053 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	35.9 m3/s (1,270 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Vistula→ Baltic Sea

The Wieprz (Polish: [ˈvjɛpʂ] ^ⓘ, lit. '"Boar"'; Ukrainian: Вепр, romanized: Vepr) is a river in central-eastern Poland, and a tributary of the Vistula. It is the country's ninth longest river, with a total length of 349 km and a catchment area of 10,497 km², all within Poland.^[1] Its course near the town of Łęczna includes the protected area known as Wieprz Landscape Park.

The river has its source in Lake Wieprz, in Wieprzów Tarnawacki near Tomaszow Lubelski, and flows into the Vistula near Dęblin.^[2] The Wieprz is connected to another river, the Krzna, through the 140-kilometer Wieprz-Krzna Canal, built in 1954-1961. Because the Wieprz with its wide valley has not been regulated, its nature is very diverse. The meandering river with its oxbow lakes is inhabited by numerous birds, European otters and Eurasian beavers.

During the Polish-Soviet War, units of the Polish 4th Army concentrated along the Wieprz, getting ready for the Battle of Warsaw. In September 1939, during the Invasion of Poland, the Battle of Tomaszow Lubelski took place by the Wieprz.

Towns on the Wieprz

References

^ Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Poland 2017, Statistics Poland, p. 85-86
^ Bojakowska, Izabela; Gliwicz, Tomasz; Kozłowska, Olimpia; Szyborska-Kaszycka, Joanna (2010). "Charakterystyka geochemiczna wód rzeki Wieprz" (PDF). Górnictwo i Geologia (in Polish). 5 (4): 51–62.

[1] Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Poland 2017, Statistics Poland, p. 85-86

[2] Bojakowska, Izabela; Gliwicz, Tomasz; Kozłowska, Olimpia; Szyborska-Kaszycka, Joanna (2010). "Charakterystyka geochemiczna wód rzeki Wieprz" (PDF). Górnictwo i Geologia (in Polish). 5 (4): 51–62.

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v t e Vistula River
Tributaries	Brda Bzura Drwęca Dunajec Narew Nida Pilica San Wda Wieprz Wisłoka
Cities	Gdańsk Elbląg Tczew Grudziądz Bydgoszcz Toruń Włocławek Płock Warsaw Sandomierz Kraków
Notable crossings	Anna Jagiellon Bridge Cross-City Bridge Gdańsk Bridge General Stefan Grot-Rowecki Bridge John Paul II Bridge Łazienki Bridge Maria Skłodowska-Curie Bridge Poniatowski Bridge Siekierki Bridge Silesian–Dąbrowa Bridge Solidarity Bridge Świętokrzyski Bridge Third Millennium John Paul II Bridge
Channels and artificial waterways	Augustów Canal Przekop Wisły Vistula Spit canal Bydgoszcz Canal
Historical and prehistoric inhabitants	Oksywie culture Przeworsk culture Wielbark culture Lusatian culture Vistulans Polans Pomeranians Vistula Veneti Vistula delta Mennonites Vistula Germans
Related articles	Vistula–Bug offensive Vistula–Oder offensive Vistula, Indiana (likely named after the Vistula) Vistula Land Vistula Spit Vistula Lagoon Vistula University

v t e Tributaries of the Vistula River
Forming rivers	Biała Wisełka Czarna Wisełka
Main tributaries of the left bank	Krajka Pszczynka Gostynia Przemsza Chech Rudno Sanka Rudawa Prądnik Dłubnia Roporek Szreniawa Nidzica Nida Strumień Czarna Koprzywianka Opatówka Kamienna Krępianka Iłżanka Zwoleńka Plewka Zagożdżonka Radomka Pilica Czarna Jeziorka Bzura Skrwa Lewa Zgłowiączka Tążyna Zielona Brda Wda Wierzyca
Main tributaries of the right bank	Brennica Iłownica Biała Soła Skawa Skawinka Wilga (Krakow) Drwinka Raba Gróbka Uszwica Kisielina Dunajec Breń Brnik Wisłoka Babulówka Trześniówka Łęg San Sanna Wyżnica Chodelka Bystra Kurówka Wieprz Okrzejka Promnik Wilga (Garwolin) Świder Kanał Żerański Narew Mołtawa Słupianka Rosica Brzeźnica Skrwa Prawa Mień Drwęca Bacha Struga Osa Liwa
Distributary	Mała Wisełka (Polska Wisła) Nogat Leniwka Szkarpawa Vistula Lagoon Śmiała Wisła Martwa Wisła Przekop Canal

Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	Germany France BnF data

Towns on the Wieprz

See also

References