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The Oder (/ ˈ oʊ d ər / OH-dər, German: ⓘ; Czech, Lower Sorbian and Polish: Odra; [a] Upper Sorbian: Wódra) is a river in Central Europe. It is Poland's second-longest river and third-longest within its borders after the Vistula and its largest tributary the Warta . [ 1 ]
The Oder–Neisse line (German: Oder-Neiße-Grenze, Polish: granica na Odrze i Nysie Łużyckiej) is an unofficial term for the modern border between Germany and Poland. The line generally follows the Oder and Lusatian Neisse rivers, meeting the Baltic Sea in the north.
Silesia is situated along the Oder River, with the Sudeten Mountains extending across the southern border. The region contains many historical landmarks and UNESCO World Heritage Sites . It is also rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas.
It flows through Skośnica canal into West Oder and through Regalica into Dąbie Lake in the delta of the Oder river. The river flows through the Lower Oder Valley forming, along with the Western Oder (Polish: Odra Zachodnia), an area called Międzyodrze, part of the Lower Odra Valley Landscape Park. Międzyodrze area is traversed by a network ...
All or almost all rivers in Europe have alternative names in different languages. Some rivers have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. This article provides known alternative names for all major European rivers.
The Oder is a river in Central Europe. Oder may also refer to: People with the surname. Glenn Oder (born 1957), American politician; Tjaša Oder (born 1994 ...
The Lower Oder Valley International Park is a shared German-Polish nature reserve. It comprises the western banks of the Oder (Polish: Odra) river within the Uckermark district in the German state of Brandenburg as well as the steep eastern banks in the Gryfino and Police counties of the Polish West Pomeranian Voivodeship further north.
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