Dunajec River

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Dunajec Gorge in the Pieniny mountains
Dunajec Gorge in the Pieniny mountains
Dunajec in the Pieniny mountains
Dunajec in the Pieniny mountains
Dunajec viewed from Trzy Korony
Dunajec viewed from Trzy Korony

The Dunajec (German: Dohnst) is a river running through northern Slovakia and southern Poland. It is a tributary of the Vistula River.

The Dunajec is 274 kilometers long, running through Slovakia for 27 kilometers and through Poland for 247 kilometers, making it Poland's fourteenth longest river. It has a basin area of 6,804 square kilometres (1,952 in Slovakia, 4,852 in Poland). On the Slovak/Polish border, it flows through the Zamagurie region, with attractions such as Červený Kláštor or Pieniny.

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The Dunajec flows through or near these locations:

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