Widawa

This article is about the river. For the district of Wrocław, see Widawa, Wrocław. For the village of the same name, see Widawa, Łódź Voivodeship.

Widawa
The Widawa near Wrocław
Location
Country	Poland
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Oder
• coordinates	51°11′56″N16°55′07″E / 51.199°N 16.9187°E / 51.199; 16.9187
Basin features
Progression	Oder→ Baltic Sea

The Widawa (German : Weide) is a river in Poland, a right-bank tributary of the Oder River. ^[1]

Towns along the Widawa include Namysłów, Bierutów, and Wrocław.

History

During the 1997 Central European flood the water level of the Widawa reached 36 times its normal level. ^[2]

References

1. "Widawa River". Dolny Śląsk Travel. 2017-04-30. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
2. Madryas, Cezary; Kolonko, Andrzej; Szot, Arkadiusz; Nienartowicz, Beata (2014-10-09). Underground Infrastructure of Urban Areas 3. CRC Press. p. 258. ISBN   978-1-317-52650-6 . Retrieved 2025-12-01.