Soła

This article is about the river in Poland. For other topics, see Sola (disambiguation).
Soła
Soła near Wieprz
Map
Location
CountryPoland
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationGmina Rajcza
 • coordinates49°29′27″N 19°03′17″E / 49.49083°N 19.05472°E / 49.49083; 19.05472
 • elevation776 m (2,546 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Broszkowice north of Oświęcim
 • coordinates
50°3′12″N 19°14′47″E / 50.05333°N 19.24639°E / 50.05333; 19.24639
Length88.9 km (55.2 mi)
Basin size
1,375 km2 (531 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average18.8 m3 (660 cu ft)
Basin features
Progression‹See Tfd› Vistula→ Baltic Sea

The Soła (Polish: [ˈsɔwa]) is a river in southern Poland, a right tributary of the Vistula.

The Soła originates in the Western Beskids mountain range near the border with Slovakia. It is made up of the confluence of several small creeks in the Rajcza municipality. It runs downhill northeastwards through Żywiec Basin to the towns of Żywiec and Kęty, forming the border between the Silesian and the Żywiec Beskids. After 89 km (55 mi), the Soła empties into the Vistula River after passing through the town of Oświęcim.[1]

Dam on the Soła river in Porąbka with view of the artificial lake

The river flows within metres of the Auschwitz concentration camp. The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum informs that the human ashes and ground bones of those murdered there were often dumped into the river.[2]

Soła flows through or near the following settlements: Rajcza, Milówka, Cisiec, Węgierska Górka, Cięcina, Radziechowy, Wieprz, Żywiec, Tresna, Czernichów, Międzybrodzie Żywieckie, Międzybrodzie Bialskie, Porąbka, Czaniec, Kobiernice, Kęty, Nowa Wieś, Hecznarowice, Bielany, Łęki, and Oświęcim.

Notes and references

  1. ^ Oficjalny serwis gminy Rajcza – rajcza.com Archived 2010-11-26 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish)
  2. ^ Dr. Franciszek Piper, "The extermination procedure in the gas chambers", Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum (Państwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau w Oświęcimiu), 1999-2010

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