| Knajka | |
|---|---|
 Knajka on a map from 1724 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Poland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Chełm Hill, Silesian Foothills |
| • elevation | 354 m (1,161 ft) |
| Mouth | |
| • location | Vistula |
| • coordinates | 49°54′18″N 18°45′30″E / 49.9051°N 18.7584°E / 49.9051; 18.7584 |
| Length | 17 km (11 mi) or 19 km (12 mi) |
| Basin size | 68.6 km (26.5 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Vistula→ Baltic Sea |
Knajka is a stream in the Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It is a left-bank tributary of the Vistula, which it enters just south of Strumień. Its length is variously said to be either 17 kilometres (11 mi) or 19 kilometres (12 mi). It flows through Ogrodzona, Kostkowice, Dębowiec, Knaj and Bąków. Numerous fish ponds are located alongside of it.
The name of the river is derived from a word knieja denoting a wild, dense forest.
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Headwaters area
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One of the fish ponds alongside the stream, in Dębowiec
Notes
- ^ Chwastek, Eugeniusz (May–June 2005). "Co z tą Knajką" (PDF). Dębowieści. 3 (55): 9. ISSN 1641-5477. Retrieved 2011-01-15.
- Mróz, Henryk (1997). "Środowisko geograficzne polskiego Śląska Cieszyńskiego". Śląsk Cieszyński. Środowisko naturalne. Cieszyn: Macierz Ziemi Cieszyńskiej. p. 24. ISBN 83-903589-9-9.
- ^ "Plan Zagospodarowania Przestrzennego Województwa Śląskiego" (PDF) (in Polish). 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
- Mrózek, Robert (1984). Nazwy miejscowe dawnego Śląska Cieszyńskiego [Local names of former Cieszyn Silesia] (in Polish). Katowice: Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach. p. 91. ISSN 0208-6336.
References
- Chwastek, Eugeniusz (May–June 2005). "Co z tą Knajką" (PDF). Dębowieści. 3 (55): 9. ISSN 1641-5477. Retrieved 2011-01-15.
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