Międzyodrze is an area in

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 ...

located in the Lower Odra Valley between two branches of the

Oder River The Oder ( ; Czech and ) is a river in Central Europe. It is Poland's second-longest river and third-longest within its borders after the Vistula and its largest tributary the Warta. The Oder rises in the Czech Republic and flows through west ...

: West Oder and East Oder, a segment from the village Widuchowa to Iński Nurt channel. Międzyodrze area also includes islands located between the Oder, its

anabranch An anabranch is a section of a river or stream that diverts from the main channel or stem of the watercourse and rejoins the main stem downstream. Local anabranches can be the result of small islands in the watercourse. In larger anabranches, ...

Cegielinka and Dąbie Lake, as well as part of

Szczecin Szczecin ( , , ; ; ; or ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the Poland-Germany border, German border, it is a major port, seaport, the la ...

Polders

The historical

polder A polder () is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrology, hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as levee, dikes. The three types of polder are: # Land reclamation, Land reclaimed from a body of water, such as a ...

s are in the Międzyodrze area. They present a unique idea of regulation of the Oder and protection of the Szczecin from seasonal floods. Middleoder Polders were formed from 1849 to 1932 (Lower Cedynia/Zehden Polder, 1849–58 and Upper Polder, 1906–32). The polders include of canals, of levees, and 129 hydrotechnical structures. Since 1993 the Lower Odra Valley Landscape Park is located there. Structures allow water to flow freely through extensive floodplains. This protects the whole region from flooding.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Miedzyodrze Geography of West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Polders

See also

References