Bug River
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The Bug River is a left tributary of the Narew
river flows from central Ukraine
to the west, passing along the Ukraine-Polish and Polish-Belarus
ian border and into Poland
, where it empties into the Narew
river near Serock
. The part between the lake and the Vistula River is sometimes referred to as Bugo-Narew. The Vistula River drains into the Baltic Sea
.
The Bug is 830 km long (587 km in Poland) and is the 4th longest Polish river. The basin area is 39,420 km² (19,284 km² in Poland). It is connected with the Dnieper river by the Dnieper-Bug Canal
.
Traditionally the Bug was also often considered the ethnographical border between Orthodox
and Catholic
peoples. The Bug was the dividing line between German
and Russian
forces following the invasion of Poland
in the Second World War.
, Sołokija, Bukowa
, Huczwa, Uherka, Włodawka, Krzna
, Liwiec
, Ług, Mukhavets
, Leśna
, Nurzec
, Brok, Warenzhanka
Narew
The Narew River , in western Belarus and north-eastern Poland, is a left tributary of the Vistula river...
river flows from central Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
to the west, passing along the Ukraine-Polish and Polish-Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
ian border and into Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, where it empties into the Narew
Narew
The Narew River , in western Belarus and north-eastern Poland, is a left tributary of the Vistula river...
river near Serock
Serock
Serock is a town at the north bank of the Zegrze lake in the Legionowo County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,616 inhabitants ....
. The part between the lake and the Vistula River is sometimes referred to as Bugo-Narew. The Vistula River drains into the Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...
.
The Bug is 830 km long (587 km in Poland) and is the 4th longest Polish river. The basin area is 39,420 km² (19,284 km² in Poland). It is connected with the Dnieper river by the Dnieper-Bug Canal
Dnieper-Bug Canal
Dnieper–Bug Canal , or the Dneprovsko-Bugsky Canal is the longest inland ship canal in Belarus that connects the Mukhavets River, a tributary of the Bug River, and the Pina River, a tributary of the Pripyat River. Originally it was named Royal Canal , after the Polish king, since he was the...
.
Traditionally the Bug was also often considered the ethnographical border between Orthodox
Polish Orthodox Church
The Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church, commonly known as the Polish Orthodox Church, , is one of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Churches in full communion...
and Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
peoples. The Bug was the dividing line between German
Wehrmacht
The Wehrmacht – from , to defend and , the might/power) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer , the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe .-Origin and use of the term:...
and Russian
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...
forces following the invasion of Poland
Invasion of Poland (1939)
The Invasion of Poland, also known as the September Campaign or 1939 Defensive War in Poland and the Poland Campaign in Germany, was an invasion of Poland by Germany, the Soviet Union, and a small Slovak contingent that marked the start of World War II in Europe...
in the Second World War.
Tributaries
PoltvaPoltva River
The Poltva River is a river in the western Ukrainian Oblast of Lviv and a tributary of the Bug River. The capital of the Lviv Oblast, Lviv, is located on the river. In the 19th century the river was included into the underground sewer system of Lviv....
, Sołokija, Bukowa
Bukowa
Bukowa may refer to the following places:* Bukowa, Łódź Voivodeship * Bukowa, Lublin Voivodeship * Bukowa, Subcarpathian Voivodeship * Bukowa, Staszów County in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship...
, Huczwa, Uherka, Włodawka, Krzna
Krzna
The Krzna is a river in eastern Poland, the left tributary of The Bug. The river is at 120 kilometers in length. The watershed area of the Krzna is 3353 square kilometers. The river flows through Poland's Lublin Voivodeship...
, Liwiec
Liwiec
The Liwiec is a river in Poland, in the plains of Southern Podlaskie Voivodeship and central Masovian Voivodeship. It is 126 kilometres long and drains 2779 square kilometres. Its source is located to the north-west of Międzyrzec Podlaski near Siedlce and crosses Wyszków, Liw, Węgrów and Stara Wieś...
, Ług, Mukhavets
Mukhavets River
Mukhavets , ; ) is a river in western Belarus, a tributary to the Bug River.The river rises in Pruzhany, Belarus where the Mukha river and the Viets canal are converging, flows in the south-western Belarus and empties into the Bug River in Brest....
, Leśna
Lesna
Leśna is a town in Lubań County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Leśna, close to the Czech border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
, Nurzec
Nurzec
The Nurzec is a river in north-eastern Poland, a tributary of the Bug River. It flows through the geographical region known in Polish as Wysoczyzny Podlasko-Bialoruskie...
, Brok, Warenzhanka
- Left bank
- PoltvaPoltva RiverThe Poltva River is a river in the western Ukrainian Oblast of Lviv and a tributary of the Bug River. The capital of the Lviv Oblast, Lviv, is located on the river. In the 19th century the river was included into the underground sewer system of Lviv....
- BukowaBukowaBukowa may refer to the following places:* Bukowa, Łódź Voivodeship * Bukowa, Lublin Voivodeship * Bukowa, Subcarpathian Voivodeship * Bukowa, Staszów County in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship...
- Huczwa
- Uherka
- Włodawka
- KrznaKrznaThe Krzna is a river in eastern Poland, the left tributary of The Bug. The river is at 120 kilometers in length. The watershed area of the Krzna is 3353 square kilometers. The river flows through Poland's Lublin Voivodeship...
- Toczna
- LiwiecLiwiecThe Liwiec is a river in Poland, in the plains of Southern Podlaskie Voivodeship and central Masovian Voivodeship. It is 126 kilometres long and drains 2779 square kilometres. Its source is located to the north-west of Międzyrzec Podlaski near Siedlce and crosses Wyszków, Liw, Węgrów and Stara Wieś...
- Kałamanka
- Janów PodlaskiJanów PodlaskiJanów Podlaski is a village in Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Janów Podlaski...
- Poltva
- Right bank
- Sołokija
- Ług
- MukhavetsMukhavets RiverMukhavets , ; ) is a river in western Belarus, a tributary to the Bug River.The river rises in Pruzhany, Belarus where the Mukha river and the Viets canal are converging, flows in the south-western Belarus and empties into the Bug River in Brest....
- Leśna (Leśna PrawaLeśna PrawaThe river Leśna Prawa , in north-eastern Poland and western Belarus, is a tributary of the Bug River ....
, Leśna Lewa) - NurzecNurzecThe Nurzec is a river in north-eastern Poland, a tributary of the Bug River. It flows through the geographical region known in Polish as Wysoczyzny Podlasko-Bialoruskie...
- Brok
See also
- Southern BugSouthern BugThe Southern Bug, also called Southern Buh), is a river located in Ukraine. The source of the river is in the west of Ukraine, in the Volyn-Podillia Upland, about 145 km from the Polish border, and flows southeasterly into the Bug Estuary through the southern steppes...
- Bug Landscape ParkBug Landscape ParkBug Landscape Park is a protected area in east-central Poland, and one of over a hundred Polish Landscape Parks. The Park lies within Masovian Voivodeship, on the Bug River...
- Rivers of Poland
- Rivers of Ukraine
- Geography of PolandGeography of PolandPoland is a country in Central Europe with an area of 312,679 square kilometres , and mostly temperate climate. Generally speaking, Poland is an almost unbroken plain reaching from the Baltic Sea in the north, to the Carpathian Mountains in the south...
- Geography of UkraineGeography of UkraineUkraine is the second-largest country in Europe. Its various regions have diverse geographic features ranging from the highlands to the lowlands.-Geographic location:...