Łutownia

The Łutownia (Polish pronunciation: [wuˈtɔvɲa]; Belarusian: Лутоўня), in northeast Poland, is a left-bank tributary of the Narewka River. It was formerly known in Polish as the Łętownia [wɛnˈtɔvɲa], Lętownia [lɛnˈtɔvɲa], Łotownia [wɔˈtɔvɲa], Łutownica [wutɔvˈnit͡sa], Latownica [latɔvˈnit͡sa], Lutownia [luˈtɔvɲa], and Szczekotówka [ʂt͡ʂɛkɔˈtufka] River.

Łutownia
Łutownia River at Dęby Królewskie (Royal Oaks)
Location
CountryPoland
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationNowosady
Mouth 
  location
at Stara Białowieża on the Narewka
  coordinates
52°44′34″N 23°49′00″E
Length19.19 kilometres (11.92 mi)
Basin size120.44 square kilometres (46.50 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionNarewkaNarewVistulaBaltic Sea
Łutownia River on map of Białowieża Forest

The Łutownia flows through the European region known as the Wysoczyzny Podlasko – Bialoruskie (Podlasie-Belarus Plateau) in Poland's Podlasie Province and Belarus' Hrodna Voblast. The river, from its origin to its mouth, flows through the Białowieża Forest.

Villages:

Main tributaries (right bank):

  • Dubinka
  • Krynica

Further reading

  • P. Bajko, Łutownia, Czasopis, 03/2008, ss. 21–22.


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