The Bzura is a river in central Poland. A tributary of the Vistula river (in Wyszogród), the Bzura is 173 kilometres long and has a basin area of 7,764 km2. During the Second World War, Polish forces made a major stand here against the Wehrmacht in an attempt to halt the German advance on Warsaw (Battle of the Bzura).

Towns and townships

  • Zgierz
  • Aleksandrów Łódzki
  • Ozorków
  • Łęczyca
  • Łowicz
  • Sochaczew
  • Brochów
  • Wyszogród

Eastern tributaries

  • Linda
  • Moszczenica
  • Mroga
  • Struga
  • Bobrówka
  • Skierniewka
  • Rawka
  • Pisia
  • Sucha
  • Utrata
  • Łasica

Western tributaries

  • Witonia
  • Ochnia
  • Słudwia

See also

  • Rivers of Poland
  • Battle of the Bzura

References



Battle of Bzura by Su58 on DeviantArt

bzura43 The Time Machine Studios

bzura23 The Time Machine Studios

bzura29 The Time Machine Studios

Bzura charakterystyka rzeki Spływy kajakowe, rzeka Pilica, rowery