Vistula Fens
Żuławy Wiślane, in English known as the Vistula Fens, is the alluvial delta area of the river Vistula, in the northern part of Poland. It is a flat and deforested region comprising wetlands and agricultural plains that cover approximately 1,700 squared kilometres, with much of the land being situated below sea level.Photo: Krzysztof Rakowski, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Region
- Description: Mesoregion and river delta of the Vistula, Poland
- Also known as: “Vistula Delta”, “Żuławy Wiślane”, and “Żuławy Wiślanie”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Saint Anne church in Marynowy and Exaltation of the Holy Cross church in Myszewo.
Saint Anne church in Marynowy
Church
Photo: SMilejski, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Anne church in Marynowy is situated 3 km northwest of Vistula Fens.
Exaltation of the Holy Cross church in Myszewo
Church
Photo: Lubicz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Exaltation of the Holy Cross church in Myszewo is situated 3 km southeast of Vistula Fens.
Saint Bartholomew church in Świerki
Church
Photo: Lubicz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Bartholomew church in Świerki is situated 3½ km southwest of Vistula Fens.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nidowo and Myszkowo.
Nidowo
Village
Nidowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Staw, within Malbork County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. The village was recorded to be located, according to royal data in the second half of the 16th century, within the territories of the Malbork Voivodeship For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.
Myszkowo
Village
Myszkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Dwór Gdański, within Nowy Dwór County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.
Lipinka
Village
Lipinka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Staw, within Malbork County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.
Vistula Fens
- Categories: river delta, plain, tourist attraction, cultural region, and mesoregion
- Location: Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Vistula Fens” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جولافي فيسلان”
- Belarusian: “Вісьлянскія Жулавы”
- Belarusian: “Жулавы”
- Catalan: “Żuławy Wiślane”
- Catalan: “Żuławy”
- Cebuano: “Żuławy Wiślane”
- Cebuano: “Żuławy”
- Czech: “Żuławy Wiślane”
- Danish: “Wisła-Nogat-floddeltaet”
- Erzya: “Жулавы”
- Estonian: “Zulawy Wislane”
- Estonian: “Żuławy Wiślane”
- Estonian: “Zulawy”
- Estonian: “Żuławy”
- French: “delta de la Vistule”
- French: “Delta de la Vistule”
- French: “Żuławy Wiślane”
- French: “Żuławy”
- German: “Żuławy Wiślane”
- German: “Żuławy”
- Greek: “Ζουουάβι Βισλάνε”
- Greek: “Ζουουάβι”
- Hebrew: “Żuławy Wiślane”
- Italian: “Paludi di Vustula”
- Italian: “Żuławy Wiślane”
- Japanese: “ヴィストゥラ・デルタ”
- Kashubian: “Wiselny Zëławë”
- Kashubian: “Zëławë”
- Latin: “Delta Vistulae”
- Lithuanian: “Žulavai”
- Moroccan Arabic: “جولاڤي ڤيسلان”
- Polish: “Żuławy Wiślane”
- Portuguese: “Żuławy Wiślane”
- Portuguese: “Żuławy”
- Russian: “Вислянские Жулавы”
- Russian: “Жулавы”
- Ukrainian: “Віслянські Жулави”
- Ukrainian: “Жулави”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Myszewo II and Myszewo.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Żuławy Wiślane and Cmentarz Mennonicki.
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