The Wel () 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 wate ...
in
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 ...
. It flows out of the
Great Dąbrowa
The Great Dąbrowa (Polish: ''Jezioro Dąbrowa Wielka'', German: ''Groß Damerau See'') is a lake in Poland near the gmina Dąbrówno
Dąbrówno (German: , lt, Gilgė) is a village and the seat of a gmina (municipality) in Ostróda County, ...
and
Little Dąbrowa
The Little Dąbrowa (Polish: ''Jezioro Dąbrowa Mała'', German: ''Klein Damerau See'') is a lake in Poland near the gmina Dąbrówno. The Great Dąbrowa
The Great Dąbrowa (Polish: ''Jezioro Dąbrowa Wielka'', German: ''Groß Damerau See'') is ...
lakes near
Dąbrówno
Dąbrówno (German: , lt, Gilgė) is a village and the seat of a gmina (municipality) in Ostróda County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Ostróda and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn. ...
, following a course of 118 km first that goes southwest and then north. It is a
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...
of the
Drwęca
The Drwęca ('; german: Drewenz; lt, Druvinčia) is a river in northern Poland and a tributary of the Vistula river near Toruń (German: ''Thorn''), forming a part of the city's administrative boundary. It has a length of 231 km and a basin ...
river, ending at
Bratian
Bratian (german: Bratyan) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie and south-we ...
.
Lidzbark Welski
Lidzbark (german: Lautenburg) is a town with 8,670 inhabitants in the Warmia-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland. It is located on the Wel river and Lake Lidzbark. The postal code for the entire area is 13-230. The town is popularly referred to as ...
is the largest town on the Wel.
The river gives its name to the
protected area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...
called
Wel Landscape Park
Wel Landscape Park (''Welski Park Krajobrazowy'') is a protected area ( Landscape Park) in northern Poland, established in 1995, covering an area of . It takes its name from the Wel river.
The Park lies within Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in Dz ...
.
Rivers of Poland
Rivers of Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
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