Lusatian Neisse
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| Origin | Jizera Mountains |
| Mouth | Oder |
| Basin countries | Czech Republic, Poland, Germany |
| Length | 252 km |
| Basin area | 4,297 km² |
The Lusatian Neisse (Czech: Lužická Nisa; German: Lausitzer Neiße; Polish: Nysa Łużycka; Sorbian: Łužiska Nysa) is a river in the Czech Republic (54 km) and along the Polish-German border (198 km), in total 252 km long. It is a left tributary of the Oder River, into which it flows near Gubin. It originates in the Jizera Mountains near Nová Ves nad Nisou.
In 1945 it became the Polish western border to Germany as a result of World War II (see Oder-Neisse line). Due to this fact it is the most notable of the three rivers called Neiße (German) or Nysa (Polish) and therefore is often simply called Neisse.
Cities and towns on the river:
- Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic
- Vratislavice, Czech Republic
- Liberec, Czech Republic
- Zittau, Germany
- Bogatynia, Poland
- Görlitz, Germany; Zgorzelec, Poland
- Pieńsk, Poland
- Bad Muskau, Germany; Łęknica, Poland
- Forst (Lausitz), Germany
- Guben, Germany; Gubin, Poland
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