Przemsza
Przemsa the Dreikaisereck
The Przemsa (Polish Przemsza ) is a left tributary of the Vistula in Poland.
Course
The Przemsa arises at Dreikaisereck in Jaworzno ( Arnshalde ) by the confluence of the White Przemsa ( Biała Przemsza, left) with the Black Przemsa ( Czarna Przemsza, right).
The " united " Przemsa flows in a southerly direction. Southeast of Imielin it feeds the reservoir Dziećkowice. At the Przemsa still lies the city Chełmek ( Chelmek ). After about 28 km (without headwaters ) the Przemsa flows near the village of Gorzów north of Oświęcim (Auschwitz ) in the Vistula.
She introduced since the Middle Ages, the border between Silesia and Poland; they was the eastern border of the Duchy Ratibor and later the Principality of Pless. Since the 18th century, they separated the Prussian province of Silesia from Austrian Galicia. With the transition Ostoberschlesiens to Poland in 1922, the Przemsa lost its function as a border river and ran exclusively on Polish territory.
White Przemsa
The White Przemsa ( Biała Przemsza ) arises from the village Zasępiec in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It flows southwest through the towns Wolbrom and Slawkow. After 64 km, it unites in Mysłowice with the Black Przemsa.
Black Przemsa
The Black Przemsa ( Czarna Przemsza ) is the right source river of Przemsa. She also has a length of 64 km. Your source is located near the village of Fugasówka in Zawiercie, about 2 km away from the source of the Warta. It flows west through the cities Poręba Siewierz. In the village Przeczyce the Black Przemsa feeds a reservoir. The further course of the river goes south through the towns bendin ( Bendzin ) and Sosnowiec ( Sosnowiec ). Below the city opens the Brynica, the largest tributary, a. A few kilometers south it forms together with the White Przemsa the Przemsa.
Dreikaisereck
The confluence of the Black and the White Przemsa was referred to in history as the Dreikaisereck, as there was at this point 1795-1917 the border triangle between Russia, Austria and Germany (or Prussia).