The Radunia (german: Radaune; csb, Reduniô) is a small river in

Kashubia pl, Kaszuby , native_name_lang = csb, de, csb , settlement_type = Historical region , anthem = Zemia Rodnô , image_map = Kashubians in Poland.png , image_flag ...

(

Pomerelia Pomerelia,, la, Pomerellia, Pomerania, pl, Pomerelia (rarely used) also known as Eastern Pomerania,, csb, Pòrénkòwô Pòmòrskô Vistula Pomerania, prior to World War II also known as Polish Pomerania, is a historical sub-region of Pome ...

) in northern

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 ...

, which issues from a lake and falls into the

Motława Motława (; csb, Mòtława) is a river in Pomerelia, Eastern Pomerania in Poland. The source is in Szpęgawskie Lake, northeast from the town of Starogard Gdański. It goes through Rokickie Lake to Martwa Wisła, a branch of the Vistula. The to ...

near the city of

Gdańsk Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benen ...

. A part of its water is conveyed into the city via the 13.5 km long

Radunia Canal The Radunia (german: Radaune; csb, Reduniô) is a small river in Kashubia (Pomerelia) in northern Poland, which issues from a lake and falls into the Motława near the city of Gdańsk. A part of its water is conveyed into the city via the 13.5&n ...

(''Kanał Raduni (pl) / Radaunekanal (de)'') or ''New Radaune'',''A Gazetteer of the World: Or, Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge, edited by Royal Geographical Society Great Britain, 1856'', and ''The Edinburgh Gazetteer, Or Geographical Dictionary, 1822'

/ref> a canal built in the 14th century by

Teutonic Knights The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem, commonly known as the Teutonic Order, is a Catholic religious institution founded as a military society in Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem. It was formed to aid Christians on ...

, to provide water and power to operate the Great Mill. Its source is

Lake Stężyckie A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...

near Stężyca. Near Krępiec, Radunia joins the Motława, a tributary to the

Vistula The Vistula (; pl, Wisła, ) is the longest river in Poland and the ninth-longest river in Europe, at in length. The drainage basin, reaching into three other nations, covers , of which is in Poland. The Vistula rises at Barania Góra in ...

in Gdańsk. Length is 103,2 km, area 837 km², with a height difference of 162 m. Places along the river are

Żukowo Żukowo ( csb, Żukòwò, german: Zuckau, la, Sucovia) is a town in the Kartuzy County, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of northern Poland, in the geographical region of Kashubia, with 6,236 inhabitants (2005). It is located along the Radunia ri ...

and

Pruszcz Gdański Pruszcz Gdański (; former pl, Pruszcz; german: Praust) is a town in Pomerania, northern Poland with 26,834 inhabitants (2010). Pruszcz Gdański is an industrial town neighbouring Gdańsk, part of the Tricity, Poland, Tricity urban agglomeratio ...

, with 22,000 inhabitants. From 1910 to 1937, eight water power stations were built, delivering 14 MW in total.

Literature

*Wilhelm Brauer, ''Prußische Siedlungen westlich der Weichsel: Versuch einer etymologischen Deutung heimatlicher Flurnamen'', J.-G.-Herder-Bibliothek Siegerland, Siegen 1983 *Karl Pernin, ''Wanderungen durch die sogen : Kassubei und die Tuchler Haide als Beiträge zur Landeskenntniss gewidmet seinen westpreussischen Landsleuten, den Turnern und allen Freunden der Natur'', Verlag und Druck von A. W. Kafemann, Danzig 1886

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Geschichte: Die Radaune

2Radunia Rivers of Poland Rivers of Pomeranian Voivodeship {{Poland-river-stub

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