Rivers of the Liberec Region - Lusatian Neisse, Jizera, Cidlina, Desna, Plou Nice (Paperback)

Chapters: Lusatian Neisse, Jizera, Cidlina, Desna, Plou nice. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Lusatian Neisse (Czech: German: Polish: Sorbian: u iska Nysa) is a river in the Czech Republic (54 km) and along the Polish-German border (198 km), in total 252 km long. It is a left tributary of the Oder River, into which it flows near Gubin. It originates in the Jizera Mountains near Nova Ves nad Nisou. Since the river runs through the historic region of Lusatia, the adjective before the name of the river Neisse (English: Czech: German: Polish: Sorbian: u iska) differentiates this particular river in each language. In 1945 it became the Polish western border to Germany as a result of World War II (see Oder-Neisse line). It thus became the most notable of the three rivers called Neisse (German) or Nysa (Polish), and therefore is often simply called Neisse. Cities and towns on the river: ...http: //booksllc.net/?id=39191