San River

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San (Sanok)
Image:San Sanok Silarski photo.jpg
Length of	433 km
Basin area of	16 861 km2
Origin	Carpathian
Tributary of the	Vistula
Country	Poland-Ukraine

The San or Sian (Ukrainian: Сян). San (san) in proto-indoeuropean languages, means speed or fast. San is a river in south-eastern Poland, a tributary of the Vistula river, with a length of 433 km (6th longest Polish river) and the basin area of 16,861 km² (14,390 km² in Poland). The San rises in the Carpathian Mountains near the village of Sianky, Ukraine, and forms the border between Poland and Ukraine for approximately its first 50 km.

Contents 1 Tributaries 2 Cities 3 History 4 Literature 5 See also 6 Gallery

Tributaries

Right tributaries Wołosaty, Solinka, Hoczewka, Osława, Sanoczek, Tyrawski, Baryczka, Stupnica,

Left tributaries Wiar, Wisznia, Rada, Szkło, Lubaczówka, Lubienia, Wisłok, Trzebośnica, Tanew, Bukowa,

Cities

• Lesko
• Zagórz
• Sanok
• Dynów
• Przemyśl
• Radymno
• Jaroslaw
• Sieniawa
• Leżajsk
• Rudnik nad Sanem
• Ulanów
• Nisko
• Sandomierz
• Stalowa Wola

History

On the old countries cards: San 1339, Szan 1406, Sanok 1438, Saan 1439, Sayn 1445, San 1467, Szan 1517 or Schan 1526. During the Polish September Campaign of World War II, Polish forces attempted to defend a line along the San from September 6, 1939 until German forces were able to advance from their bridgeheads on September 12, 1939.

Literature

• prof. Adam Fastnacht - Slownik Historyczno-Geograficzny Ziemi Sanockiej w Średniowieczu, Kraków 2002, ISBN 83-88385-14-3

See also

Rivers of Poland

San (disambiguation page)

Gallery

Image:Sanok2005.jpg

Image:San Debna Silarski.jpg