Bystrzyca

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Bystrzyca is a common Polish toponym, derived from the Slavic root *-bystr, denoting speed or fast flow. As such it is a part of several place names both in Poland and in other parts of Central and Eastern Europe. Among them are:

[edit] Rivers

• • Bystrzyca (Odra), a tributary of the Odra
  • Bystrzyca (Wieprz), a tributary of the Wieprz
  • Bystrzyca Dusznicka, a tributary of the Nysa Kłodzka
  • Bystrzyca Łomnicka, a tributary of the Nysa Kłodzka
  • Bystrytsia, a river in modern Ukraine

[edit] Towns and villages

• • Bystrzyca Kłodzka, a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship
  • Bystrzyca, a village in Lower Silesia, near Lwówek Śląski
  • Bystrzyca, a village in Lower Silesia, near Oława
  • Bystrzyca, a village in Cuyavia, near Mogilno
  • Bystrzyca, a village in Lower Silesia, near Kraśnik
  • Bystrzyca, a village in Lublin Voivodeship, near Kraśnik
  • Bystrzyca, a village in Lublin Voivodeship, near Łuków
  • Bystrzyca, a village in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, near Ropczyce and Sędziszów
  • Bystrzyca, a village in Greater Poland Voivodeship, near Konin and Grodziec

• • Bystřice, a village in the Czech Republic

• • Bystrzyca Dolna
  • Bystrzyca Górna
  • Bystrzyca Nowa
  • Bystrzyca Stara

[edit] See also

• Bistrica for the Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian and Slovenian variant
• Bistritsa for the Bulgarian variant
• Bistritz for the German variant
• Bistriţa (disambiguation) for the Romanian variant
• Bystrica for the Slovak variant
• Feistritz (Germanised word)