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'''Soła''' is a [[river]] in Western [[Beskides]], [[Poland]]. Soła is a right tributary to [[Vistula River]], it empties to Wisła River near [[Oświęcim]]. Soła is 89 km long. |
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| name = Soła |
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| image = Sola 2.jpg |
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| image_caption = Soła near [[Wieprz, Silesian Voivodeship|Wieprz]] |
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| source1_location = [[Rajcza]] |
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| source1_coordinates= {{coord|49|30|25|N|19|06|27|E}} |
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| mouth_location = [[Broszkowice]] north of [[Oświęcim]] |
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| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|50|3|12|N|19|14|47|E|region:PL|display=inline,title}} |
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| progression = {{RVistula}} |
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| subdivision_type1 = Country |
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Poland]] |
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| length = {{convert|88.9|km|mi|abbr=on}} |
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| source1_elevation = {{convert|776|m|ft|abbr=on}} |
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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|18.8|m3|cuft|abbr=on}} |
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| basin_size = {{convert|1375|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} |
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The '''Soła''' ({{IPA|pl|ˈsɔwa|lang}}) is a [[river]] in southern [[Poland]], a right [[tributary]] of the [[Vistula]]. |
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The Soła originates in the Western [[Beskids]] mountain range near the border with [[Slovakia]]. It is made up of the confluence of several small creeks at the village of [[Rajcza]]. It runs downhill northeastwards through [[Żywiec Basin]] to the towns of [[Żywiec]] and [[Kęty]], forming the border between the [[Silesian Beskids|Silesian]] and the [[Żywiec Beskids]]. After {{convert|89|km|mi|abbr=on}}, the Soła empties into the Vistula River after passing through the town of [[Oświęcim]].<ref>[http://www.rajcza.com.pl/s.php?ogolne Oficjalny serwis gminy Rajcza – rajcza.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126211719/http://www.rajcza.com.pl/s.php?ogolne |date=2010-11-26 }} {{in lang|pl}}</ref> |
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[[File:Zapora Porąbka2.jpg|thumb|upright|left|250px|Dam on the Soła river in [[Porąbka, Silesian Voivodeship|Porąbka]] with view of the artificial lake]] |
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Image:Sola 1.jpg|Soła River just outside Wieprz |
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Image:Sola 2.jpg|Soła River just outside Wieprz |
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Image:Sola 3.jpg|Soła River just outside Wieprz |
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Image:Sola 4.jpg|Soła River just outside Wieprz |
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The river flows within metres of the [[Auschwitz concentration camp]]. The [[Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum]] informs that the human ashes and ground bones of those murdered there were often dumped into the river.<ref name=auschwitz>Dr. Franciszek Piper, [http://en.auschwitz.org.pl/h/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=32&limit=1&limitstart=4 "The extermination procedure in the gas chambers"], [[Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum]] (Państwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau w Oświęcimiu), 1999-2010</ref> |
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Soła flows through or near the following settlements: [[Rajcza]], [[Milówka, Silesian Voivodeship|Milówka]], [[Cisiec]], [[Węgierska Górka]], [[Cięcina]], [[Radziechowy]], [[Wieprz]], [[Żywiec]], [[Tresna]], [[Czernichów, Silesian Voivodeship|Czernichów]], [[Międzybrodzie Żywieckie]], [[Międzybrodzie Bialskie]], [[Porąbka, Silesian Voivodeship|Porąbka]], [[Czaniec]], [[Kobiernice]], [[Kęty]], [[Nowa Wieś, Oświęcim County|Nowa Wieś]], [[Hecznarowice]], [[Bielany, Lesser Poland Voivodeship|Bielany]], [[Łęki, Oświęcim County|Łęki]], and [[Oświęcim]]. |
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Latest revision as of 21:22, 16 August 2024
| Soła | |
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 Soła near Wieprz | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Poland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Rajcza |
| • coordinates | 49°30′25″N 19°06′27″E / 49.50694°N 19.10750°E |
| • elevation | 776 m (2,546 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Broszkowice north of Oświęcim |
• coordinates | 50°3′12″N 19°14′47″E / 50.05333°N 19.24639°E |
| Length | 88.9 km (55.2 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,375 km2 (531 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 18.8 m3 (660 cu ft) |
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| Progression | Vistula→ Baltic Sea |
The Soła (Polish: [ˈsɔwa]) is a river in southern Poland, a right tributary of the Vistula.
The Soła originates in the Western Beskids mountain range near the border with Slovakia. It is made up of the confluence of several small creeks at the village of Rajcza. It runs downhill northeastwards through Żywiec Basin to the towns of Żywiec and Kęty, forming the border between the Silesian and the Żywiec Beskids. After 89 km (55 mi), the Soła empties into the Vistula River after passing through the town of Oświęcim.[1]
The river flows within metres of the Auschwitz concentration camp. The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum informs that the human ashes and ground bones of those murdered there were often dumped into the river.[2]
Soła flows through or near the following settlements: Rajcza, Milówka, Cisiec, Węgierska Górka, Cięcina, Radziechowy, Wieprz, Żywiec, Tresna, Czernichów, Międzybrodzie Żywieckie, Międzybrodzie Bialskie, Porąbka, Czaniec, Kobiernice, Kęty, Nowa Wieś, Hecznarowice, Bielany, Łęki, and Oświęcim.
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ Oficjalny serwis gminy Rajcza – rajcza.com Archived 2010-11-26 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish)
- ^ Dr. Franciszek Piper, "The extermination procedure in the gas chambers", Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum (Państwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau w Oświęcimiu), 1999-2010
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