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&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. 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).

Towns and townships

  • Zgierz
  • Aleksandrów Łódzki
  • Ozorków
  • Łęczyca
  • Łowicz
  • Sochaczew
  • Brochów
  • Wyszogród

Eastern tributaries

  • Linda
  • Moszczenica
  • Mroga
  • Struga
  • Bobrówka
  • Skierniewka
  • Rawka
  • Pisia
  • Sucha
  • Utrata
  • Łasica

Western tributaries

  • Witonia
  • Ochnia
  • Słudwia

See also

  • Rivers of Poland
  • Battle of the Bzura

References