Pielnica
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| Length | 63 km (40 mi) |
| Basin area | 940 km² (170 mi²) |
| Origin | Bieszczady Mountains Bieszczady Mountains Bieszczady is the Polish name for a mountain range in the extreme south-east of Poland, extending into Ukraine and Slovakia... |
| Tributary of | Wisłok |
| Countries | 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... |
The Pielnica (pʲɛlˈɲitsa; or Piella 1419, Pielica 1441, Pielnyka 1512) is a river
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
in South-Eastern 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...
. Its name comes from the ancient German dialect word piella, the river, a tributary of the Wislok on the right bank. It begins in the Bieszczady mountains and flows through western Pogórze Bukowskie
Pogórze Bukowskie
The Pogórze Bukowskie is one of the Beskids mountain ranges of the Outer Eastern Carpathians in southeastern Poland, part of the Central Beskidian Piedmont...
. The Pielnica arises in the Carpathian Mountains
Carpathian Mountains
The Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians are a range of mountains forming an arc roughly long across Central and Eastern Europe, making them the second-longest mountain range in Europe...
near the peak Skibce, at an elevation of 776 metres, near on the Polish-Slovakian border
Border
Borders define geographic boundaries of political entities or legal jurisdictions, such as governments, sovereign states, federated states and other subnational entities. Some borders—such as a state's internal administrative borders, or inter-state borders within the Schengen Area—are open and...
. The river ultimately flows into the Wisłok at Besko, north of Sanok
Sanok
Sanok is a town in south-eastern Poland with 39,110 inhabitants, as of 2 June 2009. It's the capital of Sanok County in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship. Previously, it was in the Krosno Voivodeship and in the Ruthenian Voivodeship , which was part of the Lesser Poland province...
. Several streams flow into the Pielnica there from nearby hills, namely, on the west from Wysoka Góra (432 meters), and on the east from Bukowica (541 meters).
Villages
Main Sections; NowotaniecNowotaniec
Nowotaniec, , is a village in south-eastern Poland, inhabited by about 430 , in the Pogórze Bukowskie mountains...
, Nadolaly, Nagórzany
Nagórzany
Nagórzany, supper oppido toto Nowothanecz et suburbis – 1446, Nowothanyecz cum supperiori suburbio 1486, Wolia Przedmieszczie Nagórzany 1589, Przedmieście Nowotanieckie Górne, village in East Małopolska in the Lesser Beskid mountains, Bukowsko rural commune, parish in Nowotaniec.Nagórzany is about...
, Wola Sękowa
Wola Sekowa
Wola Sękowa, village in East Małopolska in the Bukowsko Upland mountains, Bukowsko rural commune, parish in Bukowsko.Zboiska is about 15 miles from Sanok in south-west Poland. It is situated below the main watershed at the foot of the Słonne Mountain, and has an elevation of 340 metres...
, Odrzechowa
Odrzechowa
Odrzechowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zarszyn, within Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Zarszyn, west of Sanok, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów....
, Pielnia
Pielnia
Pielnia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zarszyn, within Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Zarszyn, west of Sanok, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów....
, Długie, Besko
Besko
Besko is a village in Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Besko. It lies approximately west of Sanok and south of the regional capital Rzeszów....
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The Pielnica valley
Valley
In geology, a valley or dale is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. A very deep river valley may be called a canyon or gorge.The terms U-shaped and V-shaped are descriptive terms of geography to characterize the form of valleys...
must have been an important trade route and human settlement axis as early as 14th or 15th century. The region subsequently became part of the Great Moravia
Great Moravia
Great Moravia was a Slavic state that existed in Central Europe and lasted for nearly seventy years in the 9th century whose creators were the ancestors of the Czechs and Slovaks. It was a vassal state of the Germanic Frankish kingdom and paid an annual tribute to it. There is some controversy as...
n state. Upon the invasion of the Hungarian tribes into the heart of the Great Moravian Empire around 899, the Lendians
Lendians
The Lendians were a Lechitic eastern Wends tribe recorded to have inhabited the ill-defined area in East Lesser Poland and Cherven Towns between the 7th and 11th centuries....
of the area declared their allegiance to Hungarian Empire. The region then became a site of contention between 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...
, Kievan Rus and Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
starting in at least the 9th century. This area was mentioned for the first time in 981 (by Nestor
Nestor the Chronicler
Saint Nestor the Chronicler was the reputed author of the Primary Chronicle, , Life of the Venerable Theodosius of the Kiev Caves, Life of the Holy Passion Bearers, Boris and Gleb, and of the so-called Reading.Nestor was a monk of the Monastery of the Caves in Kiev from 1073...
) , when Volodymyr the Great of Kievan Rus took the area over on the way 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...
. In 1018 it returned to Poland, 1031 back to Rus, in 1340 Casimir III of Poland
Casimir III of Poland
Casimir III the Great , last King of Poland from the Piast dynasty , was the son of King Władysław I the Elbow-high and Hedwig of Kalisz.-Biography:...
recovered it.
In historical records
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
the river was first mentioned in 1361.
Before World War II, the Pielnica and Osława line, was designated as the wild frontier between Poles and Lemkos.
Hiking trails
- European walking route E8European walking route E8The E8 European long distance path or E8 path is one of the European long-distance paths, leading 4700km across Europe, from Cork in Ireland to Istanbul in Turkey....
- Pasmo Bukowicy - Kanasiówka (823 m) – Wisłok Wielki – TokarniaTokarnia (peak)Takarnia is a peak in the Bukowica Range in southern Poland. Its height is 778 meters.The southern part is a steep rocky wall, while the other side consist of less steep rocky fields...
(778 m), 1 km – Wola PiotrowaWola PiotrowaWola Piotrowa– village in East Małopolska in the Bukowsko Upland mountains, Bukowsko rural commune, Latin parish in Bukowsko, protestant parish in loco.... - KomańczaKomanczaKomańcza is a village in the Sanok County, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of south-eastern Poland. It is situated in the Bukowsko Upland mountains, located near the towns of Medzilaborce and Palota .-History:...
– Dołżyca – Garb Średni (822 m) – Kanasiówka (823 m) – MoszczaniecMoszczaniecMoszczaniec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Komańcza, within Sanok County, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia...
– Surowica – DarówDarówDarów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Komańcza, within Sanok County, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately north-west of Komańcza, south-west of Sanok, and south of the regional capital...
– Puławy Górne– BeskoBeskoBesko is a village in Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Besko. It lies approximately west of Sanok and south of the regional capital Rzeszów....
- Pasmo Bukowicy - Kanasiówka (823 m) – Wisłok Wielki – Tokarnia