Bzura
| Bzura | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Poland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Vistula |
• coordinates | 52°22′28″N 20°12′05″E / 52.3744°N 20.2013°E |
| Length | 173 km (107 mi) |
| Basin size | 7,764 km2 (2,998 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 28.6 m3/s (1,010 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Vistula→ Baltic Sea |
The Bzura is a river in central Poland. A tributary of the Vistula river (in Wyszogród), the Bzura is 173 kilometres long and has a basin area of 7,764 km2. During the Second World War, Polish forces made a major stand here against the Wehrmacht in an attempt to halt the German advance on Warsaw (Battle of the Bzura).