Bzura Explained

Bzura
Mouth Location:	Vistula
Mouth Coordinates:	52.3744°N 20.2013°W
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Subdivision Name1:	Poland
Length:	173km (107miles)
Discharge1 Avg:	28.6m3/s
Basin Size:	7764km2

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.^[1] 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

Notes and References

1. http://stat.gov.pl/download/gfx/portalinformacyjny/en/defaultaktualnosci/3328/2/17/1/statistical_yearbook_of_the_republic_of_poland_2017.pdf Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Poland 2017