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Neisse redirects here, for other meanings see Neisse (disambiguation)


The Lusatian Neisse (; ; ; Sorbian: Lužiska Nysa) is a river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
 in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic

The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....
 (54 km) and along the Polish
Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
-German
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 border (198 km), in total 252 km long. It is a left tributary of the Oder River
Oder River

The Oder is a river in Central Europe Europe. It begins in the Czech Republic and flows through western Poland, later forming of the border between Poland and Germany, part of the Oder-Neisse line....
, into which it flows near Gubin
Gubin

Gubin [] is a town in Krosno Odrzanskie County, southwestern Poland. Located on the right bank of the Lusatian Neisse River, it has a population of 15,000 inhabitants ....
. It originates in the Jizera Mountains
Jizera Mountains

The Jizera or Izera Mountains are part of the Western Sudetes on the border between the Czech Republic and Poland. The major part is formed from granite, with some areas formed from basalt....
 near Nová Ves nad Nisou.

In 1945 it became the Polish western border to Germany as a result of World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 (see Oder-Neisse line
Oder-Neisse line

The Oder-Neisse line was drawn in the aftermath of World War II as the eastern border of Germany and the western border of Poland. The line is formed primarily by the Oder and Lusatian Neisse rivers, and meets the Baltic Sea west of the seaport cities of Szczecin and Swinoujscie ....
).






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Neisse redirects here, for other meanings see Neisse (disambiguation)


The Lusatian Neisse (; ; ; Sorbian: Lužiska Nysa) is a river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
 in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic

The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....
 (54 km) and along the Polish
Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
-German
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 border (198 km), in total 252 km long. It is a left tributary of the Oder River
Oder River

The Oder is a river in Central Europe Europe. It begins in the Czech Republic and flows through western Poland, later forming of the border between Poland and Germany, part of the Oder-Neisse line....
, into which it flows near Gubin
Gubin

Gubin [] is a town in Krosno Odrzanskie County, southwestern Poland. Located on the right bank of the Lusatian Neisse River, it has a population of 15,000 inhabitants ....
. It originates in the Jizera Mountains
Jizera Mountains

The Jizera or Izera Mountains are part of the Western Sudetes on the border between the Czech Republic and Poland. The major part is formed from granite, with some areas formed from basalt....
 near Nová Ves nad Nisou.

In 1945 it became the Polish western border to Germany as a result of World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 (see Oder-Neisse line
Oder-Neisse line

The Oder-Neisse line was drawn in the aftermath of World War II as the eastern border of Germany and the western border of Poland. The line is formed primarily by the Oder and Lusatian Neisse rivers, and meets the Baltic Sea west of the seaport cities of Szczecin and Swinoujscie ....
). It thus became the most notable of the three rivers called Neiße (German) or Nysa (Polish), and therefore is often simply called Neisse.

Cities and towns on the river:

  • Jablonec nad Nisou
    Jablonec nad Nisou

    Jablonec nad Nisou is a town in northern Bohemia, the second largest town of the Liberec Region. It is known as a mountain resort in the Jizera Mountains, an education centre, and a centre of world-production of glass and jewellery....
    , Czech Republic
  • Vratislavice
    Vratislavice

    Vratislavice nad Nisou is a district of the city of Liberec, in the north of the Czech Republic. It has around 6,700 inhabitants and straddles the Lusatian Neisse river between Liberec and Jablonec, around 3.5 km south-east of Liberec city centre....
    , Czech Republic
  • Liberec
    Liberec

    Liberec is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the Capital and largest city of the Liberec Region. Located on the Lusatian Neisse and surrounded by the Jizera Mountains and Je?ted-Koz?kov Ridge, it is the sixth-largest city in the Czech Republic....
    , Czech Republic
  • Zittau
    Zittau

    Zittau is a city in the south east of the Free State of Saxony, Germany, close to the border triangle between Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic....
    , Germany
  • Bogatynia
    Bogatynia

    Bogatynia is a town in Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the point where the Czech Republic, Germany and Polish borders meet....
    , Poland
  • Görlitz
    Görlitz

    File:Typisches Haus der G?rlitzer Innenstadt.jpgG?rlitz is a town in Germany on the Lusatian Neisse River, in the States of Germany of Saxony....
    , Germany; Zgorzelec
    Zgorzelec

    Zgorzelec [] is a town in south-western Poland with 33,278 inhabitants . It lies in Lower Silesian Voivodeship . It is the seat of Zgorzelec County, and also of the smaller district of Gmina Zgorzelec ....
    , Poland
  • Piensk
    Piensk

    Piensk [] is a town in Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Piensk, and stands on the east bank of the Lusatian Neisse river, which forms the border between Poland and Germany....
    , Poland
  • Bad Muskau
    Bad Muskau

    Bad Muskau is a spa town in Upper Lusatia, Germany, being the site of the famous Park von Muskau. It is part of the district G?rlitz , in Saxony....
    , Germany; Leknica
    Leknica

    Leknica [] is a town in Poland, in Lubusz Voivodeship, in Zary County. It lies on the Lusatian Neisse, which forms the border between Poland and Germany, directly opposite the German town Bad Muskau....
    , Poland
  • Forst (Lausitz), Germany
  • Guben
    Guben

    Guben is a town on the Lusatian Neisse river in the States of Germany of Brandenburg, Germany. Located in the Spree-Nei?e Districts of Germany, Guben has a population of 22,184 as of 2004....
    , Germany; Gubin, Poland


See also

  • List of rivers of the Czech Republic
    List of rivers of the Czech Republic

    Rivers of the Czech Republic include:* Becva* Berounka* Bystrice River* B?lina River* Celadenka* Chrudimka* Cidlina River* Elbe* Freiberger Mulde...
  • List of rivers of Poland
    List of rivers of Poland

    This is a list of rivers, which are at least partially located in Poland....
  • List of rivers of Germany
    List of rivers of Germany

    This is a list of rivers, which are at least partially located in Germany. Rivers that flow into the sea are sorted geographically, along the coast. Rivers that flow into other rivers are sorted by the proximity of their points of confluence to the sea ....
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