The Biebrza (Lithuanian: Bebra,[1]Belarusian: Bobra, German: Bober) is a river in northeastern Poland, a tributary of the Narew River (near Wizna), with a length of 164 kilometers (102 mi) and a basin area of 7,092 km2 (7,067 in Poland).[2]
Today, the river is best known for the vivid wildlife in the peatbogs and marshes in its flood areas.
Historyedit
Historically, the borderland regions of Mazovia and Lithuania, the area retains much of its cultural diversity today.
Cultural and linguistic environmentedit
The basin of the Biebrza River is inhabited not only by hundreds of rare and endangered sorts of birds, but also by people representing diverse cultures, languages, and religions. Although most of the population of the region speaks standard Polish, some people in the upper river basin (municipalities of Lipsk, Dąbrowa Białostocka and partly Sztabin) speak a local dialect of Belarusian (called by them prosty jazyk 'simple language'). The people there belong to the Orthodox or Roman Catholic church. On the north bank of the upper Biebrza there are also a few villages where so-called "old believers" live, who speak an archaic dialect of Russian. Some of these communities have preserved much of their traditional culture in spite of long-lasting communist government policies aimed at assimilation of non-Polish cultural and linguistic minorities.
biebrza, village, podlaskie, voivodeship, lithuanian, bebra, belarusian, bobra, german, bober, river, northeastern, poland, tributary, narew, river, near, wizna, with, length, kilometers, basin, area, poland, burzynlocationcountrypolandphysical, characteristic. For the village see Biebrza Podlaskie Voivodeship The Biebrza Lithuanian Bebra 1 Belarusian Bobra German Bober is a river in northeastern Poland a tributary of the Narew River near Wizna with a length of 164 kilometers 102 mi and a basin area of 7 092 km2 7 067 in Poland 2 BiebrzaThe Biebrza in BurzynLocationCountryPolandPhysical characteristicsMouth locationNarew coordinates53 13 02 N 22 25 52 E 53 2171 N 22 4310 E 53 2171 22 4310Length164 km 102 mi Basin size7 092 km2 2 738 sq mi Discharge average35 3 m3 s 1 250 cu ft s Basin featuresProgressionNarew Vistula Baltic SeaThe Biebrza in GoniadzThe Biebrza at sunsetLarger towns in the area Lipsk Sztabin Goniadz Osowiec Twierdza Radzilow WiznaThe region is usually divided into lower central and upper basin areas each with its own different characteristics Contents 1 Tributaries 2 Natural environment 3 History 4 Cultural and linguistic environment 5 See also 6 References 7 Sources 8 External linksTributaries editRight tributaries Netta Lega Elk Wissa Left tributaries Sidra BrzozowkaNatural environment editToday the river is best known for the vivid wildlife in the peatbogs and marshes in its flood areas History editHistorically the borderland regions of Mazovia and Lithuania the area retains much of its cultural diversity today Cultural and linguistic environment editThe basin of the Biebrza River is inhabited not only by hundreds of rare and endangered sorts of birds but also by people representing diverse cultures languages and religions Although most of the population of the region speaks standard Polish some people in the upper river basin municipalities of Lipsk Dabrowa Bialostocka and partly Sztabin speak a local dialect of Belarusian called by them prosty jazyk simple language The people there belong to the Orthodox or Roman Catholic church On the north bank of the upper Biebrza there are also a few villages where so called old believers live who speak an archaic dialect of Russian Some of these communities have preserved much of their traditional culture in spite of long lasting communist government policies aimed at assimilation of non Polish cultural and linguistic minorities See also editBiebrza National Park Augustow Canal Rivers of PolandReferences edit VLKK 2002 Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Poland 2017 Statistics Poland p 85 86Sources editVLKK 2002 Atvirkstinis lietuviu kalboje vartojamu tradiciniu Lenkijos vietovardziu formu sarasas PDF VLKK in Lithuanian External links editNatural tourism birdwatching in Biebrza National Park Radzilow Town running along the Biebrza nbsp This Podlaskie Voivodeship location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article related to a river in Poland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Biebrza amp oldid 1195069935, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
