Vistula+River

Vistula River- Ashley Marcano One of the most important and longest rivers in Poland is the Vistula River, also called the Wisla river, which runs through the Beskidy Mountains, several cities such as Krakow and Warsaw, and into the Gdansk Bay which runs into the Baltic Sea. The river is about 650 miles long and boats carry goods such as lumber and coal up the river. The boats then take the goods through canals to Southwest Poland and to the lower Vistula. The river also connects to other rivers such as the Oder, Dnieper, Neman, and Pregal rivers. These rivers run through Europe and Poland. Around 500 B.C. Germanic tribes settled along the Vistula River and eventually made their way up to central Germany. They spoke a language called Gothic and spent most of their time farming. By 70 B.C. the Germanic Tribes were forced out of their territory due to Julius Caesar and his expansion for the Roman people. They settled in Central Germany which is now home to over 81 million people. Currently the Vistula River is a popular touring site and people in the area enjoy biking, walking, boating, enjoying the sight of the royal castle along the bank of the river, and fishing. The name dates back to the Roman writer Pliny, who in 77AD wrote about the Vistula.