Skora is a river of
Poland
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, a tributary of the
Czarna Woda
Czarna Woda (; formerly german: Schwarzwasser) is a town in Starogard County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,735 inhabitants as of December 2021.
The town's name translates to "Black Water".
Gallery
File:Most kolejowy Chojnice - Tcze ...
. Known in
German
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as the ''Schnelle Deichsa'', it flows through the
Legnica
Legnica (Polish: ; german: Liegnitz, szl, Lignica, cz, Lehnice, la, Lignitium) is a city in southwestern Poland, in the central part of Lower Silesia, on the Kaczawa River (left tributary of the Oder) and the Czarna Woda (Kaczawa), Czarna Woda ...
and
Złotoryja districts, with its source in the foothills of
Kaczawskiego. Towns along the river include
Pielgrzymkę,
Wojcieszyn,
Uniejowice
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Uniejowice (german: Leisersdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zagrodno, within Złotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.
It lies approximately south ...
,
Zagrodno
Zagrodno (german: Adelsdorf) is a village in Złotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Zagrodno. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.
It lies approximate ...
,
Modlikowice,
Jadwisin,
Osetnicę,
Konradówkę,
Chojnów
Chojnów (german: Haynau, Silesian German: Hoyn, Silesian language: ''Chojnůw'') is a small town in Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is located on the Skora river, a tributary of the Kaczawa at an ave ...
,
Goliszów and
Niedźwiedzice i Grzymalin. It then enters the Czarna Woda. On its journey, it flows through the
Sądreckich hills, where it merges with the
Czermnicy River.
Fauna
The upper Skora abounds in
trout
Trout are species of freshwater fish belonging to the genera '' Oncorhynchus'', ''Salmo'' and ''Salvelinus'', all of the subfamily Salmoninae of the family Salmonidae. The word ''trout'' is also used as part of the name of some non-salmoni ...
, graylings, and
minnow. Further downstream,
chub
Chub is a common fish name. It pertains to any one of a number of ray-finned fish in several families and genera. In the UK, the term ''chub'' usually refers to the species ''Squalius cephalus''. In addition, see sea chub.
In family Cyprinidae ...
,
perch
Perch is a common name for fish of the genus ''Perca'', freshwater gamefish belonging to the family Percidae. The perch, of which three species occur in different geographical areas, lend their name to a large order of vertebrates: the Percif ...
and
barbels are found.
Gallery
File:Chojnow 022 skora.jpg, The Skora River
File:Goliszow Skora wodospad 09270012.jpg, Goliszow Skora River near Chojnow
File:Chojnow 055 most kolejowy.jpg, Skora River bridge near Chojnow
References
Rivers of Poland
Rivers of Lower Silesian Voivodeship
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