Knajka
Knajka on a map from 1724
Location
CountryPoland
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationChełm Hill, Silesian Foothills[1]
 • elevation354 m (1,161 ft)[1]
Mouth 
 • location
Vistula
 • coordinates
49°54′18″N 18°45′30″E / 49.9051°N 18.7584°E / 49.9051; 18.7584
Length17 km (11 mi)[1][2] or 19 km (12 mi)[3]
Basin size68.6 km2 (26.5 sq mi)[3]
Basin features
ProgressionVistula→ Baltic Sea

Knajka is a stream in the Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It is a left-bank tributary of the Vistula, which it enters just south of Strumień. Its length is variously said to be either 17 kilometres (11 mi)[1] or 19 kilometres (12 mi).[3] It flows through Ogrodzona, Kostkowice, Dębowiec, Knaj and Bąków. Numerous fish ponds are located alongside of it.

The name of the river is derived from a word knieja denoting a wild, dense forest.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Chwastek, Eugeniusz (May–June 2005). "Co z tą Knajką" (PDF). Dębowieści. 3 (55): 9. ISSN 1641-5477. Retrieved 2011-01-15.
  2. ^ Mróz, Henryk (1997). "Środowisko geograficzne polskiego Śląska Cieszyńskiego". Śląsk Cieszyński. Środowisko naturalne. Cieszyn: Macierz Ziemi Cieszyńskiej. p. 24. ISBN 83-903589-9-9.
  3. ^ a b c "Plan Zagospodarowania Przestrzennego Województwa Śląskiego" (PDF) (in Polish). 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
  4. ^ Mrózek, Robert (1984). Nazwy miejscowe dawnego Śląska Cieszyńskiego [Local names of former Cieszyn Silesia] (in Polish). Katowice: Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach. p. 91. ISSN 0208-6336.

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