Rudawa River
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Rudawa is a small river in Lesser Poland Voivodeship
, Poland
; a tributary
of the Vistula
river. Rudawa joins Vistula in Kraków
near the district of Zwierzyniec. Through the city, the flow of the river is controlled by artificial embankments. Rudawa is also one of the sources of drinking water in Kraków with the water intake located in Mydlniki.
Every year, at the mouth of Rudawa River, there's a spring festival organized during Easter
holidays. The river flows through picturesque landscape featuring some of the more interesting geological and geomorphological Jurassic
park areas, including Tenczyński Scenic Park, 11 km
West of Kraków.
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Małopolska Voivodeship , or Lesser Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, in southern Poland...
, 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...
; a tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Vistula
Vistula
The Vistula is the longest and the most important river in Poland, at 1,047 km in length. The watershed area of the Vistula is , of which lies within Poland ....
river. Rudawa joins Vistula in Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
near the district of Zwierzyniec. Through the city, the flow of the river is controlled by artificial embankments. Rudawa is also one of the sources of drinking water in Kraków with the water intake located in Mydlniki.
Every year, at the mouth of Rudawa River, there's a spring festival organized during Easter
Easter
Easter is the central feast in the Christian liturgical year. According to the Canonical gospels, Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. His resurrection is celebrated on Easter Day or Easter Sunday...
holidays. The river flows through picturesque landscape featuring some of the more interesting geological and geomorphological Jurassic
Jurassic
The Jurassic is a geologic period and system that extends from about Mya to Mya, that is, from the end of the Triassic to the beginning of the Cretaceous. The Jurassic constitutes the middle period of the Mesozoic era, also known as the age of reptiles. The start of the period is marked by...
park areas, including Tenczyński Scenic Park, 11 km
KM
KM, Km, or km may stand for:*Kilometre *Kernel methods*Kettle Moraine High School*Khmer language *Kuomintang , a centre-right political party in the Republic of China on Taiwan...
West of Kraków.
General information
- Length: 35.4 km
- Watershed area: 318.3 km²
- Main settlements: KrzeszowiceKrzeszowiceKrzeszowice is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. As of 2004, the population of Krzeszowice was 9,993.In 2008, it was selected with 19 villages of Europe -Germany, Poland, Italy and Spain- for the Spanish documentary film "Villages of Europe" Pueblos de Europa,...
, RudawaRudawa, Lesser Poland VoivodeshipRudawa is a village in Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. In the years 1975-1998 it was in Kraków Voivodeship. The village is on the road from Kraków to Trzebinia and located by the Rudawa river. It lies approximately west of Zabierzów and west of the regional capital Kraków....
, ZabierzówZabierzówZabierzów is a village in southern Poland in the Kraków metropolitan area, and situated in Lesser Poland Voivodship, previously in Kraków Voivodship.Religions: Roman Catholicism and Jehovah's Witnesses....
, Kraków. - Larger tributaries: Będkówka, Kobylanka, Kluczwoda, Wierzchówka, Potok Olszanicki.