Oder

This article is about the large river in Central Europe. For the smaller river in Lower Saxony, Germany, see Oder (Harz). For other uses, see Oder (disambiguation).

Oder
The Oder in the city of Wrocław, Poland.
Rędzińska Island before the construction of the Rędziński Bridge.
Polen (Poland), Deutschland (Germany), and Tschechien (Czech Republic)
Native name
Location
Countries
  • Poland
  • Czech Republic
  • Germany
Cities
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationFidlův kopec, Oderské vrchy, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
 • coordinates49°36′47″N 017°31′15″E / 49.61306°N 17.52083°E / 49.61306; 17.52083
 • elevation634 m (2,080 ft)
MouthSzczecin Lagoon
 • location
Baltic Sea, Poland
 • coordinates
53°40′19″N 14°31′25″E / 53.67194°N 14.52361°E / 53.67194; 14.52361
Length840 km (520 mi)
Basin size119,074 km2 (45,975 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • locationMouth
 • average567 m3/s (20,000 cu ft/s)
Map

The Oder (/ˈoʊdər/ OH-dər, German: [ˈoːdɐ] ⓘ; Czech, Lower Sorbian and Polish: Odra;[a] Upper Sorbian: Wódra [ˈwʊtʁa]) is a river in Central Europe. It is Poland's second-longest river and third-longest within its borders after the Vistula and its largest tributary the Warta.[1] The Oder rises in the Czech Republic and flows 742 kilometres (461 mi) through western Poland, later forming 187 kilometres (116 mi) of the border between Poland and Germany as part of the Oder–Neisse line.[2] The river ultimately flows into the Szczecin Lagoon north of Szczecin and then into three branches (the Dziwna, Świna and Peene) that empty into the Bay of Pomerania of the Baltic Sea.


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  1. ^ [email protected], naukowiec.org. "Największe rzeki w Polsce". Naukowiec.org. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
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