The Nurzec is a river in north-eastern

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 populous ...

, a tributary of the

Bug River uk, Західний Буг be, Захо́дні Буг , name_etymology = , image = Wyszkow_Bug.jpg , image_size = 250 , image_caption = Bug River in the vicinity of Wyszków, Poland , map = Vi ...

. It flows through the geographical region known in Polish as ''Wysoczyzny Podlasko-Bialoruskie'' (the plateau of Podlaskie and Belarus). Administratively it lies within

Podlaskie Voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province ( pl, Województwo podlaskie, ) is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern Poland. The name of the province and its territory correspond to the historic region of Podlachia. The capital and largest cit ...

and

Masovian Voivodeship The Masovian Voivodeship, also known as the Mazovia Province ( pl, województwo mazowieckie ) is a voivodeship (province) in east-central Poland, with its capital located in the city of Warsaw, which also serves as the capital of the country. The ...

. The drainage area is contained within the mezoregions known as ''Równina Bielska'' (the Bielsk Plain) and ''Wysoczyzna Wysokomazowiecka'' (the High Masovian Plateau). The Nurzec rises in swamps south-east of

Czeremcha Czeremcha ( uk, Черемха, ''Cheremkha'') is a village in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Czeremcha. It lies app ...

near Stawiszcze close to the border with Belarus. Its confluence with the

is close to the village of Wojtkowice Stare just south of

Ciechanowiec Ciechanowiec (; yi, טשעכֿאַנאָװיץ, german: Rudelstadt) is a small town in Gmina Ciechanowiec, Wysokie Mazowieckie County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, eastern Poland. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 4,511. History In the ...

. The fall of the Nurzec is approximately from its source elevation of approximately above sea level, to its discharge elevation of {{convert, 105.4, m, ft, 1.

Tributaries

*Left bank:

Nurczyk Nurczyk is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nurzec-Stacja, within Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately east of Nurzec-Stacja, east of Siemi ...

, Leszczka, Czarna, Siennica, Kukawka, Pełchówka *Right bank:

Bronka Bronka ( uk, Бронка, ''Bronka'') is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Brańsk Brańsk ( be, Бранск, lt, ...

, Mień (with Markówka)

Towns and villages

Major towns and villages lying on the Nurzec: *

Kleszczele Kleszczele (, uk, Кліщелі ''Klishcheli'', be, Кляшчэ́лі ''Kljaščè́li'') is a town in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland. Prior to 1999, it was in Białystok Voivodeship (1975–1998). Demograph ...

Boćki Boćki ( be, Боцькі, uk, Ботьки, ''Bot’ky''; yi, בודקי) is a village in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Boćki __NOTOC__ Gm ...

Brańsk Brańsk ( be, Бранск, lt, Branskas) is a town in eastern Poland. It is situated within Podlaskie Voivodeship (province). Etymology The name of the town comes from the river Bronka, a nearby tributary of the Nurzec River. Geography Loc ...

References

Description of the Podlasie/Belarus plateau
Rivers of Poland Rivers of Podlaskie Voivodeship