Warta

The Warta (; ) is a river in western-central Poland. It is a tributary of the Oder river. It is about  long. The Warta is Poland's third longest river. Its river basin is . It is connected to the Vistula by the river Noteć and the Bydgoszcz Canal (Kanał Bydgoski) near Bydgoszcz. 

 Course 
The Warta river starts in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland at Kromołów near Zawiercie in the Silesian Voivodeship. It flows through Łódź Voivodeship, Greater Poland (Wielkopolska), and Lubusz Voivodeship. It empties into the Oder river in a town called Kostrzyn nad Odrą, on the border with Germany.

The Warta's river basis was the original territory of Poland. The Polans tribe () lived there starting in the 8th century (700 CE). The Polish national anthem, Mazurek Dąbrowskiego, mentions the Warta in its second verse.
 Cities 
The Warta river runs through many different cities and towns:

 Zawiercie
 Myszków
 Częstochowa
 Działoszyn
 Sieradz
 Warta
 Uniejów
 Koło
 Konin
 Pyzdry
 Śrem
 Mosina
 Puszczykowo
 Luboń
 Poznań
 Oborniki
 Obrzycko
 Wronki
 Sieraków
 Międzychód
 Skwierzyna
 Gorzów Wielkopolski
 Kostrzyn nad Odrą

 Right tributaries 
 Widawka
 Ner
 Wełna
 Noteć

 Left tributaries 
 Liswarta
 Prosna
 Obra
 Postomia

Related pages
 List of Rivers of Poland

Category:Rivers of Poland