Martwa Wisła
The Martwa Wisła is a river, one of the branches of the Vistula, flowing through the city of Gdańsk in northern Poland. It got its name when this branch of the river became increasingly moribund.Photo: Kkic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Distributary
- Description: river, Gdańsk, Poland
- Also known as: “Danziger Weichsel”, “Gdańska Wisła”, “Martwa Wisla”, “Martwa Wisła River”, and “Todte Weichsel”
- Historically known as: “Danzig River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Monument at Westerplatte and Westerplatte Cemetery.
Monument at Westerplatte
Photo: Schaengel, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
The Westerplatte Monument, also known as the Monument to the Defenders of the Coast is a war memorial located in Gdańsk, Poland, on the Westerplatte Peninsula in the Gdańsk harbour channel constructed between 1964–1966 to commemorate the Polish defenders…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nowy Port and Brzeźno.
Nowy Port
Suburb
Photo: Dawid Galus, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl.
Nowy Port is a district of the city of Gdańsk, Poland, at the mouth of the Martwa Wisła.
Brzeźno
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brzeźno is one of the quarters of the city of Gdańsk, Poland with a sandy beach and 130 m long pier.
Martwa Wisła
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Gdańsk, Pomorskie, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Martwa Wisła” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Martwa Wisła”
- Belarusian: “Гданьская Вісла”
- Belarusian: “Мёртвая Вісла”
- Cebuano: “Martwa Wisła”
- Chinese: “死維斯瓦河”
- Czech: “Gdańska Wisła”
- Czech: “Martwa Wisła”
- Dutch: “Martwa Wisła”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر مارتوا ويسا”
- German: “Martwa Wisła”
- German: “Tote Weichsel”
- Greek: “Μάρτφα Βίσουα”
- Italian: “Martwa Wisła”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Martwa Wisła”
- Polish: “Gdańska Wisła”
- Polish: “Martwa Wisła”
- Slovenian: “Martwa Wisła”
- Slovenian: “Mrtva Visla”
- Ukrainian: “Мертва Вісла”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Brzeźno Gdańskie and Wisłoujście.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gdańsk Nowy Port Old Lighthouse and East Breakwater Lighthouse.
Pomorskie: Must-Visit Destinations
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