Ścinawka


The Ścinawka is a river in Poland and the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Eastern Neisse. It flows through the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in Poland and through the Hradec Králové Region in the Czech Republic. It is long.

Etymology

The name was probably derived from the Germanic words steina-ahwa, meaning 'stony river'. The name was first recorded in 1213 as Stenawa.

Characteristic

The Ścinawka originates in the territory of Jedlina-Zdrój in the Waldenburg Mountains at an elevation of and flows to Ławica, where it merges with the Eastern Neisse River at an elevation of. It is long, of which is in the Czech Republic. Its drainage basin has an area of, of which is in the Czech Republic.
The average discharge at the mouth is. The average discharge at the Czech-Polish state border, before the river returns to Poland, is.
The most important tributaries join the river in Poland. The longest tributaries of the Ścinawka are:
TributaryLength Side
Włodzica20.6left
Posna13.7right
Czerwionek13.5left
Dzik11.1left
Černý potok9.3left
Heřmánkovický potok7.6left

Course

The river flows through the territories of Jedlina-Zdrój and the Gmina Mieroszów in Poland, through Vernéřovice, Meziměstí, Jetřichov, Hynčice, Hejtmánkovice, Heřmánkovice, Broumov, Křinice, Martínkovice and Otovice in the Czech Republic and then through the territories of the gminas of Radków and Kłodzko in Poland.

Nature

The upper course of the river crosses the Sudety Wałbrzyskie Landscape Park. The entire flow of the river in the Czech Republic is located within the Broumovsko Protected Landscape Area.