The Rega is a
river
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in north-western
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 ...
, flowing into the
Baltic Sea
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. It is the country's 24th longest river, with a total length of 188 km and a
catchment area
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of 2,767 km
2.
Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Poland 2017
Statistics Poland
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, p. 85-86
Towns
The following towns are situated on the Rega:
Tributaries
The following rivers are tributaries of the Rega:
* Brzeźnicka Węgorza
* Gardominka
* Mołstowa
Images
File:Rega w Świdwinie.jpg, Świdwin
File:Zakole Regi.jpg, Łobez
File:Rega bridge Resko 2007-08.jpg, Resko
File:Rega bridge Ploty 2007-08.jpg, Płoty
File:Gryfice 2007 bird's-eye view 12.jpg, Gryfice
File:Trzebiatow Old Town bird's-eye view 2007-10b.jpg, Trzebiatów
File:East Mrzezyno bird's-eye view 2007-10.jpg, Mrzeżyno - (Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by the countries of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and the North European Plain, North and Central European Plain regions. It is the ...
)
See also
* List of rivers in Poland
* Conflict over rafting on the Rega
References
Rivers of Poland
Rivers of West Pomeranian Voivodeship
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