The Łutownia (;

Belarusian Belarusian may refer to: * Something of, or related to Belarus * Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent * A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus * Belarusian language * Belarusian culture * Belarusian cuisine * Byelor ...

: ''Лутоўня''), in northeast

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

, is a left-bank tributary of the Narewka River. It was formerly known in Polish as the ''Łętownia'' , ''Lętownia'' , ''Łotownia'' , ''Łutownica'' , ''Latownica'' , ''Lutownia'' , and ''Szczekotówka'' River. The Łutownia flows through the

Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...

an region known as the ''Wysoczyzny Podlasko – Bialoruskie'' (Podlasie-Belarus Plateau) in

's Podlasie Province and

Belarus Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...

' Hrodna Voblast. The river, from its origin to its mouth, flows through the

Białowieża Forest Białowieża Forest is a large forest complex on the border between Poland and Belarus. It is one of the last and the largest remaining part of the immense primeval forest that once stretched across the European Plain. The forest is home to more ...

. Villages: * Nowosady/

Zwodzieckie Zwodzieckie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Hajnówka, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately north-east of Hajnówka and south-east o ...

Teremiski Teremiski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Białowieża, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately north-west of Białowieża, east of Haj ...

Main tributaries (right bank): * Dubinka * Krynica

External links

''Encyklopedia Puszczy Białowieskiej''

* E. Pierzgalski, J. Tyszka, A. Stolarek
''Zmienność odpływu wody ze zlewni rzeki Łutowni (Puszcza Białowieska) w latach 1966-2000'', Leśne Prace Badawcze, 2006, 1:21-36
Białowieża Forest Rivers of Poland Rivers of Podlaskie Voivodeship {{Poland-river-stub

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