Knajka
| Knajka | |
|---|---|
 Knajka on a map from 1724 | |
| Origin | Chełm Hill, Silesian Foothills[1] |
| Mouth | Vistula |
| Basin countries | Poland |
| Length | 17[1][2] or 19[3] km |
| Source elevation | 354 m[1] |
| Basin area | 68.6 km²[3] |
Knajka is a stream in the Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It is a left tributary of the Vistula, which it enters just south of Strumień. Its length is either 17 kilometres (11 mi)[1] or 19 kilometres (12 mi).[3] It flows through Ogrodzona, Kostkowice, Dębowiec, Knaj and Bąków. Numerous fish ponds are located alongside of it.
The name of the river is derived from a word knieja denoting a wild, dense forest.[4]
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Headwaters area
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One of the fish ponds alongside the stream, in Dębowiec
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Chwastek, Eugeniusz (2005). "Co z tą Knajką". Dębowieści. 3 (55): 9. ISSN 1641-5477. Retrieved 2011-01-15.
- ↑ Mróz, Henryk (1997). "Środowisko geograficzne polskiego Śląska Cieszyńskiego". Śląsk Cieszyński. Środowisko naturalne. Cieszyn: Macierz Ziemi Cieszyńskiej. p. 24. ISBN 83-903589-9-9.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Plan Zagospodarowania Przestrzennego Województwa Śląskiego" (in Polish). 2004. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
- ↑ Mrózek, Robert (1984). Nazwy miejscowe dawnego Śląska Cieszyńskiego [Local names of former Cieszyn Silesia] (in Polish). Katowice: Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach. p. 91. ISSN 0208-6336.
References
- Chwastek, Eugeniusz (2005). "Co z tą Knajką". Dębowieści. 3 (55): 9. ISSN 1641-5477. Retrieved 2011-01-15.
Coordinates: 49°52′01″N 18°43′41″E / 49.86694°N 18.72806°E