Olza River

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Olza
Winter in Český Těšín. Olza River as seen from the bridge connecting Český Těšín and Cieszyn.
Winter in Český Těšín. Olza River as seen from the bridge connecting Český Těšín and Cieszyn.
Origin Silesian Beskids, Cieszyn Silesia
Mouth Oder River
Basin countries Poland, Czech Republic
Length 99 km (16 km in Poland, 83 km in the Czech Republic) [1]
Avg. discharge 10 m³/s near estuary [1]
Basin area 1 118 km² (479 km² in Poland) [1]

Olza (-Polish, Czech: Olše or Olza[2], German: Olsa) is a river in Poland and the Czech Republic, right tributary of Oder River. It flows from Silesian Beskids through southern Poland and Frýdek-Místek and Karviná districts in the Czech Republic. It flows to Oder River north of Bohumín.

[edit] Towns and villages on the river

(from source to the mouth)

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c Cichá et al 2000, 18.
  2. ^ Local Czechs use the name Olza. Olše is an official name used by Czechs from other parts of the country. (Cichá et al 2000, 21.)

[edit] References

  • Cichá, Irena, Kazimierz Jaworski, Bronisław Ondraszek, Barbara Stalmach and Jan Stalmach (2000). Olza od pramene po ujście. Český Těšín: Region Silesia. ISBN 80-238-6081-X.


History of Cieszyn and Těšín
Cieszyn | Olza | Český Těšín
Zaolzie | Duchy of Cieszyn | Silesia | Upper Silesia | Cieszyn Silesia


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