Lusatian Neisse

"Neisse" redirects here. For other uses, see Neisse (disambiguation).

Coordinates: 52°4′11″N 14°45′20″E / 52.06972°N 14.75556°E / 52.06972; 14.75556

Lusatian Neisse
River
Nysa near Skerbersdorf, Krauschwitz municipality
Countries	Czech Republic, Poland, Germany
Source	Jizera Mountains
- location	Nová Ves nad Nisou, Liberec Region, Czech Republic
- elevation	655 m (2,149 ft)
- coordinates	50°43′47″N 15°13′44″E / 50.72972°N 15.22889°E / 50.72972; 15.22889
Mouth	Oder
- location	Neißemünde, Brandenburg, Germany
- elevation	32 m (105 ft)
- coordinates	52°4′11″N 14°45′20″E / 52.06972°N 14.75556°E / 52.06972; 14.75556
Length	252 km (157 mi)
Basin	4,297 km2 (1,659 sq mi)
Discharge
- average	30 m3/s (1,059 cu ft/s)
Oder and Neisse rivers

The Lusatian Neisse (Czech: Lužická Nisa; German: Lausitzer Neiße; Polish: Nysa Łużycka; Sorbian: Łužiska Nysa) is a 252 km (157 mi) long river in Central Europe.^[1][2] The river has its source in the Jizera Mountains near Nová Ves nad Nisou, Czech Republic, reaching the tripoint with Poland and Germany at Zittau after 54 km (34 mi), and later forms the Polish-German border on a length of 198 km (123 mi). The Lusatian Neisse is a left tributary of the Oder river, into which it flows between Neißemünde-Ratzdorf and Kosarzyn north of the towns of Guben and Gubin.

According to the 1945 Potsdam Agreement in the aftermath of World War II, the river became part of the Polish western border with Germany (the Oder-Neisse line). It is the longest and most notable of the three rivers named Neisse (Neiße) (German) or Nysa (Polish) (the two other rivers being Nysa Kłodzka (Glatzer Neisse) and Nysa Szalona (Wütende Neiße or Jauersche Neiße)). It is therefore often simply called Nysa or Neisse. An older Polish variant, no longer used, was Nissa.^[3]

Name

Since the river runs through the historic region of Lusatia, the adjective before the name of the river Neisse differentiates this particular river from the Nysa Kłodzka (Glatzer Neisse) and the small Nysa Szalona (Wütende Neiße or Jauersche Neiße) in Silesia.

Cities

At Bad Muskau the Neisse flows through Muskau Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Cities and towns on the river from source to mouth include:

• Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic
• Vratislavice, Czech Republic
• Liberec, Czech Republic
• Chrastava, Czech Republic
• Hrádek nad Nisou, Czech Republic
• Zittau, Germany
• Bogatynia, Poland
• Görlitz, Germany; Zgorzelec, Poland
• Pieńsk, Poland
• Bad Muskau, Germany; Łęknica, Poland
• Forst (Lausitz), Germany
• Guben, Germany; Gubin, Poland

Tributaries

Right

• Lubsza

Left

• Mandau

See also

• List of rivers of the Czech Republic
• List of rivers of Poland
• List of rivers of Germany

References

1. ^ Neisse River at www.britannica.com. Accessed on 4 Feb 2011.
2. ^ Transnational Pilot River Basin at http://eagri.cz/public. Accessed on 4 Feb 2011.
3. ^ Dekret z dnia 26 października 1945 r. o ustanowieniu "Medalu za Odrę, Nissę, Bałtyk" (Dz. U. z 1945 r. Nr 50, poz. 285)

External links

• Bibliography on Water Resources and International Law Peace Palace Library
• Closed Germany-Poland bridges