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The river '''Warta''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|v|ɑːr|t|ə}} {{respell|VAR|tə}}, {{IPA-pl|ˈvarta|lang|pl-Warta.ogg}}; {{lang-de|Warthe}} {{IPA-de|ˈvaɐ̯təˈvaʁtə||de-Warthe.ogg}}; {{lang-la|Varta}}) rises in central [[Poland]] and meanders greatly through the [[Geography_of_Poland#Topography | Polish Plain]] in a north-westwesterly direction to [[tributary|flow into]] the [[Oder]], against theat [[Germany|GermanKostrzyn nad Odrą]] on Poland's border with [[Germany]]. About {{convert|808.2|km|mi}} long, it is Poland'sthe second-longest river within itsthe borders of Poland (after the [[Vistula]]), and the third-longest inPolish totalriver lengthafter the Oder (which also flows through the [[Czech Republic]] and Germany).<ref name=yearbook>[http://stat.gov.pl/download/gfx/portalinformacyjny/en/defaultaktualnosci/3328/2/17/1/statistical_yearbook_of_the_republic_of_poland_2017.pdf Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Poland 2017], [[Central Statistical Office (Poland)|Statistics Poland]], p. 85-86</ref> Its [[drainage basin]] covers {{convert|54529|km2|sp=us}}.<ref name=yearbook/> andThe itWarta is navigable from [[Kostrzyn nad Odrą]] to [[Konin]], - approximately half of its length.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/636181/Warta-River Warta River] ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica Online]]''</ref>
The It isWarta connectedconnects to the [[Vistula]] byvia its own tributary, the [[Noteć]], and the [[Bydgoszcz Canal]] (''{{lang-pl | Kanał Bydgoski''}}) near the city of [[Bydgoszcz]].
== Course ==
ItThe Warta rises in the [[Kraków-Częstochowa Upland]] at [[Kromołów, Silesian Voivodeship|Kromołów]] in [[Zawiercie]], [[Silesian Voivodeship]], flows through [[Łódź Voivodeship|Łódź Land]], [[Greater Poland]] and [[Lubusz Land]], where it empties into the Oder near [[Kostrzyn nad Odrą|Kostrzyn]] at the border with Germany.
The Greater Polish Warta Basin wasdefines the originalsite of early Poland; it is said that the tribe of [[Polans (western)| Western Polans]] ({{lang-pl|Polanie}}) , a West Slavic tribe, settled the Warta Basin inbetween the 6th and 8th century. The river is also mentioned in the second stanza of the Polish national anthem, "[[Poland Is Not Yet Lost]] ." .▼
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==Major cities==
▲The Greater Polish Warta Basin was the original Poland; it is said that the [[Polans (western)|Polans]] ({{lang-pl|Polanie}}), a West Slavic tribe, settled the Warta Basin in the 8th century. The river is also mentioned in the second stanza of the Polish national anthem, "[[Poland Is Not Yet Lost]]."
== Cities ==
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* [[Zawiercie]]
* [[Myszków]]
* [[Częstochowa]]
* [[Mstów, Silesian Voivodeship|Mstów]]
* [[Działoszyn]]
* [[Sieradz]]
* [[Śrem]]
* [[Mosina]]
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* [[Puszczykowo]]
* [[Luboń]]
* [[Gorzów Wielkopolski]]
* [[Kostrzyn nad Odrą]]
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[[File:Poznan - most sw. Rocha - Ostrow Tumski.JPG|thumb|WartaThe RiverWarta in [[Poznań]]]]
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== Right tributaries ==
[[File:Gorzów Wlkp.estakada kolejowa i bulwary.JPG|thumb|Warta River in [[Gorzów Wielkopolski]]]]
[[File:Rzeka Warta w Kostrzynie.jpg|thumb|WartaThe RiverWarta near [[Kostrzyn nad Odrą|Kostrzyn]]]]
* [[Widawka]]
* [[Ner]]
* [[Prosna]]
* [[Obra (river)|Obra]]
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==See also==
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