The Czarna Hańcza, Chornaya Hancha (, ) is the largest river of the
Suwałki Region
Suwałki Region ( pl, Suwalszczyzna ; lt, Suvalkų kraštas, Suvalkija, russian: cувалкщина, german: Sudauen) is a small region around the city of Suwałki (known in Lithuanian as ''Suvalkai'') in northeastern Poland near the border wit ...
of north-eastern
Poland
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and the Sapockin region of north-western
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...
. It is known for having large
postglacial
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boulders. Originating near Lake
Hańcza (the deepest lake in Poland with the maximum depth of 108.5
m) and flowing through lake
Hańcza and
Wigry Lake (the location of Poland's
Wigry National Park), it is a tributary of the river
Neman
The Neman, Nioman, Nemunas or MemelTo bankside nations of the present: Lithuanian: be, Нёман, , ; russian: Неман, ''Neman''; past: ger, Memel (where touching Prussia only, otherwise Nieman); lv, Nemuna; et, Neemen; pl, Niemen; ...
beyond the borders of
Belarus
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and
Lithuania.
[Jerzy Nalepa, ''Jaćwięgowie. Nazwa i lokalizacja'', Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa 1964, s.7. ] It flows through the city
Suwałki
Suwałki ( lt, Suvalkai; yi, סואוואַלק) is a city in northeastern Poland with a population of 69,206 (2021). It is the capital of Suwałki County and one of the most important centers of commerce in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. Suwałki ...
.
See also
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Augustów Canal
be, Аўгустоўскі канал
, image = Bulwar w Augustowie.JPG
, image_caption = Augustów Canal in Augustów
, original_owner =
, engineer = Ignacy Prądzyński
, other_engineer = Jan Chrzciciel de Grandvil ...
*
Biała Hańcza
References
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Rivers of Poland
Rivers of Podlaskie Voivodeship
Rivers of Grodno Region
Rivers of Lithuania
Rivers of Belarus