Vistula River

The Vistula is Poland’s longest and full-flowing river, flowing through most of the country’s major cities. The river is very beautiful, and in addition, it is of great economic importance.

The Vistula has a length of more than a thousand kilometers, and the total area of its basin is almost 200 thousand square kilometers. The river crosses Poland from south to north, originating at Baranja Mountain and flowing into the Baltic Sea. On the Vistula there are such large cities as Krakow, Warsaw, Plotsk and Gdansk.

The speed of the Vistula is about 5 kilometers per hour, and the depth varies greatly from the mouth to the source.

Also on the river installed the largest Polish hydroelectric power plant - Wroclawek HPP. In general, the Vistula occupies a prominent place among the largest European rivers, and in addition, it is one of the most important natural resources of Poland.