Main source Kaczawskie Mountains Length 98 km | Basin size 2,500 km (970 sq mi) Country Poland | |
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Similar Kaczawskie Mountains, Czarna Woda, Ślęza, Spitzberg, Western Sudetes | ||
The Kaczawa (German: Katzbach) is a river in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in Poland. It springs from the Kaczawskie Mountains near Kaczorów and flows north and northeast through the towns of Świerzawa, Złotoryja and Legnica. Among its tributaries is the Czarna Woda. After a length of 98 km (61 mi) the Kaczawa empties into the Oder river at Prochowice.
Map of Kaczawa, Poland
Kaczawa between Legnica and Dunino was the site of the Battle of Katzbach on 26 August 1813 during the Napoleonic Wars.
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