Narew

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Confluence of the Narew and Vistula at Modlin
Confluence of the Narew and Vistula at Modlin

Narew (Old Prussian and Lithuanian: Naura, Belarusian: Нараў) is a river in western Belarus and north-eastern Poland, a tributary of the Vistula river. With a length of 484 kilometres (36 in Belarus and 448 in Poland) it is the fifth longest Polish river. The basin is 75,175 sq. km (53,873 in Poland).

Narew originates in Belarus and flows into the Vistula river in Poland. The part between the Zegrze Lake, where it is joined by the Bug river, and Vistula is sometimes called Narwio-Bug. The name of the river comes from a Proto-Indo-European root *nr primarily associated with water (compare with Narva, Neretva, Neris, Ner and Nur).[1]

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Narew in Strękowa Góra
Narew in Strękowa Góra
The valley of the river Narew taken from the high river bank at Paulinowo-Dzbądz (close to city Różan)
The valley of the river Narew taken from the high river bank at Paulinowo-Dzbądz (close to city Różan)

On September 6, 1939, Polish military forces attempted to use the Narew as a defense line against German attack during the Invasion of Poland. This was abandoned the next day in favor of the Bug as German forces had already penetrated the defenses.

  1. ^ (Polish) Witold Mańczak (1999). Wieża Babel. Wrocław: Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich. ISBN 83-04-04463-3. 

A panorama of Narew river, near Łomża. The river flows slowly creating meanders.
A panorama of Narew river, near Łomża. The river flows slowly creating meanders.
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