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[[File:Zapora Porąbka2.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Dam on the Soła river in [[Porąbka, Silesian Voivodeship|Porąbka]] with view of the artificial lake]] |
[[File:Zapora Porąbka2.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Dam on the Soła river in [[Porąbka, Silesian Voivodeship|Porąbka]] with view of the artificial lake]] |
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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-times 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" |
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-times 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]]. |
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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Revision as of 04:01, 21 April 2020
| 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) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Vistula→ Baltic Sea |
The Soła (Polish: [ˈsɔwa]) is a river in southern Poland, a right tributary of the Vistula.
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 having passed 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-times 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
- ^ 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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