San River
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| Length of | 433 km | |||
| Basin area of | 16 861 km2 | |||
| Origin | Carpathian | |||
| Tributary of the | Vistula | |||
| Country | Poland-Ukraine | |||
The San (Ukrainian: Сян, Sian). San (san) in proto-indoeuropean languages, means speed or fast stream, in Gaul's language the word (san) means exactly - river. San is a river in south-eastern Poland, a tributary of the Vistula river, with a length of 433 km (6th longest Polish river) and the basin area of 16,861 km² (14,390 km² in Poland). The San rises in the Carpathian Mountains near the village of Sianki, Piniaszkowy szczyt, 900 m, exactly in polish - ukrainian border, and forms the border between Poland and Ukraine for approximately its first 50 km.
San river, view from Sobień hill near Sanok, Poland
Tributaries
Right tributaries
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Left tributaries
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Cities
- Lesko
- Zagórz
- Sanok
- Dynów
- Przemyśl
- Radymno
- Jarosław
- Sieniawa
- Leżajsk
- Rudnik nad Sanem
- Ulanów
- Nisko
- Sandomierz
- Stalowa Wola
History
On the old countries cards: San 1339, Szan 1406, Sanok 1438, Saan 1439, Sayn 1445, San 1467, Szan 1517 or Schan 1526. During the Polish September Campaign of World War II, Polish forces attempted to defend a line along the San from September 6, 1939 until German forces were able to advance from their bridgeheads on September 12, 1939.Literature
- prof. Adam Fastnacht - Slownik Historyczno-Geograficzny Ziemi Sanockiej w Średniowieczu, Kraków 2002, ISBN 83-88385-14-3
See also
- Rivers of Poland
- San (disambiguation page)
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