Knajka

Knajka

Knajka on a map from 1724
Origin Chełm Hill, Silesian Foothills[1]
Mouth Vistula
Basin countries Poland
Length 17[1][2] or 19[3] km
Source elevation 354 m[1]
Basin area 68.6 km²[3]

Knajka is a stream in the Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It is a left tributary of the Vistula, which it enters just south of Strumień. Its length is either 17 kilometres (11 mi)[1] or 19 kilometres (12 mi).[3] It flows through Ogrodzona, Kostkowice, Dębowiec, Knaj and Bąków. Numerous fish ponds are located alongside of it.

The name of the river is derived from a word knieja denoting a wild, dense forest.[4]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Chwastek, Eugeniusz (May–June 2005). "Co z tą Knajką" (PDF). Dębowieści. 3 (55): 9. ISSN 1641-5477. Retrieved 2011-01-15.
  2. Mróz, Henryk (1997). "Środowisko geograficzne polskiego Śląska Cieszyńskiego". Śląsk Cieszyński. Środowisko naturalne. Cieszyn: Macierz Ziemi Cieszyńskiej. p. 24. ISBN 83-903589-9-9.
  3. 1 2 3 "Plan Zagospodarowania Przestrzennego Województwa Śląskiego" (PDF) (in Polish). 2004. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
  4. Mrózek, Robert (1984). Nazwy miejscowe dawnego Śląska Cieszyńskiego [Local names of former Cieszyn Silesia] (in Polish). Katowice: Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach. p. 91. ISSN 0208-6336.

References

Coordinates: 49°52′01″N 18°43′41″E / 49.86694°N 18.72806°E / 49.86694; 18.72806


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