Vistula
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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)
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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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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
Mark was given a room in a college dorm not far from the Vistula River, which flows through Warsaw.
From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2022
The PGNiG Termika Zeran heat power station is seen across Vistula river in Warsaw, Poland August 19, 2015.
From Reuters • May 19, 2022
"We're almost there," my father assured us as we crossed the Vistula, the river that meanders through the city.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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