Country Poland Basin size 68.6 km (26.5 sq mi) Source Silesian Foothills | River mouth Vistula Basin area 68.6 km² Mouth Vistula | |
Main source Chełm Hill, Silesian Foothills
354 m (1,161 ft) Length 17 km (11 mi) or 19 km (12 mi) |
Knajka is a stream in the Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It is a left tributary of the Vistula, which it enters just south of Strumień. Its length is either 17 kilometres (11 mi) or 19 kilometres (12 mi). It flows through Ogrodzona, Kostkowice, Dębowiec, Knaj and Bąków. Numerous fish ponds are located alongside of it.
The name of the river is derived from a word knieja denoting a wild, dense forest.
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