The Barycz (; german: Bartsch) is a
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of w ...
in
Greater Poland and
Lower Silesian Voivodeships in western
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
. It is a right tributary of the
Odra River. The river course roughly marked the northern border of the historic region of
Lower Silesia
Lower Silesia ( pl, Dolny Śląsk; cz, Dolní Slezsko; german: Niederschlesien; szl, Dolny Ślōnsk; hsb, Delnja Šleska; dsb, Dolna Šlazyńska; Silesian German: ''Niederschläsing''; la, Silesia Inferior) is the northwestern part of the ...
with
Greater Poland.
The Barycz has a length of 136 km and a basin area of 5,547 km².
Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Poland 2017
Statistics Poland
Statistics Poland (formerly known in English as the Central Statistical Office ( pl, Główny Urząd Statystyczny, popularly called GUS)) is Poland's chief government executive agency charged with collecting and publishing statistics related to th ...
, p. 85-86 The surrounding terrain of the Barycz Valley Landscape Park is an important wetland reserve. Settlements on the Barycz include Odolanów
Odolanów (german: Adelnau) is a town in the Greater Poland Voivodeship of Poland, about south-west from Ostrów Wielkopolski, with over 5000 inhabitants.
History
The first written document that mentions Odolanów dates back to 1301, when it w ...
, Milicz
Milicz (german: Militsch) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of Milicz County and of Gmina Milicz, part of the larger Wrocław metropolitan area.
Geography
The town is situated in the historic Lower ...
, Sułów, Żmigród
Żmigród (german: Trachenberg) is a town in Trzebnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Żmigród.
Geography
The town lies in the historic Lower Sile ...
, and Wąsosz
Wąsosz (formerly german: Herrnstadt) is a town in Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district ( gmina) called Gmina Wąsosz. It lies approximately south-east of Góra, and north ...
. The Orla is among its tributaries.
See also
* Rivers of Poland
References
External links
The Barycz River Valley
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Rivers of Greater Poland Voivodeship
Rivers of Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Rivers of Poland