Petrůvka (river)
Petrůvka Piotrówka | |
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![]() Piotrówka River in Marklowice Górne | |
Location | |
Countries | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Silesian Foothills, Cieszyn Silesia |
Mouth | |
• location | Olza |
• coordinates | 49°54′41″N 18°28′44″E / 49.91139°N 18.47889°ECoordinates: 49°54′41″N 18°28′44″E / 49.91139°N 18.47889°E |
Length | 31 km (19 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Olza→ Oder→ Baltic Sea |
Petrůvka (help·info) (Polish:
Piotrówka) is a 31 km long river originating in Poland but flowing mostly through Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It is the right tributary of the Olza River, to which it enters in Závada (part of Petrovice u Karviné).
It begins in vicinity of Cieszyn (Pastwiska) and then flows north through Hażlach, Kończyce Wielkie, Kończyce Małe, Zebrzydowice, where it veers west towards Marklowice Górne, Dolní Marklovice, Petrovice u Karviné and Závada.
See also[]
References[]
- Cicha, Irena; Jaworski, Kazimierz; Ondraszek, Bronisław; Stalmach, Barbara; Stalmach, Jan (2000). Olza od pramene po ujście. Český Těšín: Region Silesia. pp. 16, 18. ISBN 80-238-6081-X.
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Categories:
- Tributaries of the Olza
- Rivers of Poland
- Rivers of Silesian Voivodeship
- Rivers of the Moravian-Silesian Region
- Karviná District
- Cieszyn Silesia
- International rivers of Europe
- Moravian-Silesian Region geography stubs
- Czech Republic river stubs
- Cieszyn County geography stubs
- Poland river stubs