| Soła | |
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 Soła nearWieprz | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Poland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Gmina Rajcza |
| • coordinates | 49°29′27″N19°03′17″E / 49.49083°N 19.05472°E /49.49083; 19.05472 |
| • elevation | 776 m (2,546 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Broszkowice north ofOświęcim |
• coordinates | 50°3′12″N19°14′47″E / 50.05333°N 19.24639°E /50.05333; 19.24639 |
| Length | 88.9 km (55.2 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,375 km2 (531 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 18.8 m3 (660 cu ft) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Vistula→Baltic Sea |
TheSoła (Polish:[ˈsɔwa]) is ariver in southernPoland, a righttributary of theVistula.
The Soła originates in the WesternBeskids mountain range near the border withSlovakia. It is made up of the confluence of several small creeks in theRajcza municipality. It runs downhill northeastwards throughŻywiec Basin to the towns ofŻywiec andKęty, forming the border between theSilesian and theŻywiec Beskids. After 89 km (55 mi), the Soła empties into the Vistula River after passing through the town ofOświęcim.[1]
The river flows within metres of theAuschwitz concentration camp. TheAuschwitz-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, andOświęcim.
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