Nurzec
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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 (the plateau of Podlaskie and Belarus). Administratively it lies within Podlaskie Voivodeship
and Masovian Voivodeship
.
The 2102 square kilometres (811.6 sq mi) drainage area is contained within the mezoregions known as Równina Bielska (the Bielsk Plain) and Wysoczyzna Wysokomazowiecka (the High Masovian Plateau).
The Nurzec rises in swamps south-east of Czeremcha near Stawiszcze close to the border with Belarus. Its confluence with the Bug River
is close to the village of Wojtkowice Stare
just south of Ciechanowiec
.
The fall of the Nurzec is approximately 75 metres (246.1 ft) from its source elevation of approximately 180 metres (590.6 ft) above sea level, to its discharge elevation of 105.4 metres (345.8 ft).
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...
, a tributary of the Bug River
Bug River
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-Belarusian 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...
. It flows through the geographical region known in Polish as Wysoczyzny Podlasko-Bialoruskie (the plateau of Podlaskie and Belarus). Administratively it lies within Podlaskie Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship , is a voivodeship in northeastern Poland. It borders on Masovian Voivodeship to the west, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship to the northwest, Lublin Voivodeship to the south, the Belarusssian Voblasts of Grodno and Brest to the east, the Lithuanian Counties of Alytus and...
and Masovian Voivodeship
Masovian Voivodeship
-Administrative division:Masovian Voivodeship is divided into 42 counties : 5 city counties and 37 "land counties"...
.
The 2102 square kilometres (811.6 sq mi) drainage area is contained within the mezoregions known as Równina Bielska (the Bielsk Plain) and Wysoczyzna Wysokomazowiecka (the High Masovian Plateau).
The Nurzec rises in swamps south-east of Czeremcha near Stawiszcze close to the border with Belarus. Its confluence with the Bug River
Bug River
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-Belarusian 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...
is close to the village of Wojtkowice Stare
Wojtkowice Stare
Wojtkowice Stare is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ciechanowiec, within Wysokie Mazowieckie County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Ciechanowiec, south of Wysokie Mazowieckie, and south-west of the regional capital Białystok.The...
just south of Ciechanowiec
Ciechanowiec
Ciechanowiec is a small town in Wysoczyzna Drohiczyńska, Gmina Ciechanowiec, Wysokie Mazowieckie County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland.Alternate names used in the past or currently include Tshekhanovits Yiddish, Tsekhanovets Russian, Chechanovitz, Chekhanovits, Chekhanovitse, Rudelstadt and...
.
The fall of the Nurzec is approximately 75 metres (246.1 ft) from its source elevation of approximately 180 metres (590.6 ft) above sea level, to its discharge elevation of 105.4 metres (345.8 ft).
Tributaries
- Left bank: NurczykNurczykNurczyk is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nurzec-Stacja, within Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately east of Nurzec-Stacja, east of Siemiatycze, and south of the regional capital...
, LeśnaLesnaLeśna 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....
, Czarna, Siennica, Kukawka, Pełchówka - Right bank: BronkaBronkaBronka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Brańsk, west of Bielsk Podlaski, and south of the regional capital Białystok....
, MieńMienMień is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Brańsk, west of Bielsk Podlaski, and south-west of the regional capital Białystok....
(with Markówka)
Towns and villages
Major towns and villages lying on the Nurzec:- Czeremcha
- KleszczeleKleszczeleKleszczele is a town in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland. Prior to 1999, it was in Białystok Voivodeship .The Yiddish playwright Peretz Hirschbein was born in Kleszczele in 1881....
- BoćkiBockiBoćki is a village in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Boćki. It lies approximately south-west of Bielsk Podlaski and south of the regional capital Białystok....
- BrańskBranskBrańsk is an Urban Gmina in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located north-eastern Poland.-Etymology:The name of the town comes from the river Bronka, a nearby tributary of the Nurzec River.-Location:...
- CiechanowiecCiechanowiecCiechanowiec is a small town in Wysoczyzna Drohiczyńska, Gmina Ciechanowiec, Wysokie Mazowieckie County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland.Alternate names used in the past or currently include Tshekhanovits Yiddish, Tsekhanovets Russian, Chechanovitz, Chekhanovits, Chekhanovitse, Rudelstadt and...