Vistula

American  

[vis-choo-luh] / ˈvɪs tʃʊ lə /

noun

1. a river in Poland, flowing N from the Carpathian Mountains past Warsaw into the Baltic near Danzig. About 650 miles (1,050 km) long.

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Vistula British  

/ ˈvɪstjʊlə /

noun

1. German name: Weichsel. Polish name: Wisla. a river in central and N Poland, rising in the Carpathian Mountains and flowing generally north and northwest past Warsaw and Torun, then northeast to enter the Baltic via an extensive delta region. Length: 1090 km (677 miles)

2. German name: Frisches Haff. Russian name: Vislinsky Zaliv. Polish name: Wislany Zalew. a shallow lagoon on the SW coast of the Baltic Sea, between Danzig and Kaliningrad, crossed by the border between Poland and Russia

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Vistula

The intensely cinematic documentary tells the story of a father's search for his teenage son, who vanished from a bridge over the Vistula River, Poland's longest water course.

From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026

Greenpeace Poland also warned that the situation may reoccur this year and also hit Poland’s largest river, the Vistula, if the government and the coalmining industry don’t take immediate steps to counter the problem.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2023

He flew to Poland with his son and a portable folding kayak to navigate the Vistula River and meet with anti-government leaders undetected.

From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2023

The organisers of the protest, Camp for the Vistula Split, said it was inspired by the Nobel lecture delivered by author Olga Tokarczuk, entitled “The Tender Narrator”.

From Reuters ● Feb. 14, 2020

If we crossed the frozen Vistula lagoon, we could then make our way down the narrow strip of land to either Pillau or Gotenhafen.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

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