NAREW

'Narew' (Old Prussian and , ) is a river in western Belarus and north-eastern Poland, a tributary of the Vistula river. With a length of 484 kilometres (36 in Belarus and 448 in Poland) it is the fifth longest Polish river. The basin is 75,175 sq. km (53,873 in Poland).
Narew originates in Belarus and flows into the Vistula river in Poland. The part between the Zegrze Lake, where it is joined by the Bug river, and Vistula is sometimes called Narwio-Bug. The name of the river comes from a Proto-Indo-European root ''
★ nr'' primarily associated with ''water'' (compare with Narva, Neretva, Neris, Ner and Nur).^[1]

Contents

Cities and towns

Other notable places

History

Reference

See also

Cities and towns

★ Suraż

★ Łapy

★ Tykocin

★ Łomża

★ Nowogród

★ Ostrołęka

★ Różan

★ Pułtusk

★ Serock

★ Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki

★ Modlin

★ Piątnica

★ Wizna

Other notable places

★ Drozdowo

History

On September 6, 1939, Polish military forces attempted to use the Narew as a defense line against German attack during the Invasion of Poland. This was abandoned the next day in favor of the Bug as German forces had already penetrated the defenses.

Reference

1. Wieża Babel, Witold Mańczak, , , Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich, 1999, ISBN 83-04-04463-3

See also

★ Natural tourism (birdwatching) in Narew National Park

★ Maps of NE Poland

★ Narew National Park

★ Rivers of Poland

★ Geography of Poland

★ Wizna - Town running along the Narew