Wrocław Valley
Pradolina Wrocławska
Location of the Wrocław Valley in Poland
Location of the Wrocław Valley in Poland
CountryPoland
Area
  Total1,220 km2 (470 sq mi)

Wrocław Valley (Pradolina Wrocławska, Polish) (318.52) is a mesoregion of great length, located in the Silesian Lowlands, with a total west-to-east length of 100 km, and a width of 10-12 km, totalling a surface area of 1220 km2. From the north and the north-east, the mesoregion borders the Rościsławska Upland, Oleśnica Plain and the Opole Plain, from the north-west with the Wrocław Plain, the Nysa Kłodzka Valley and Niemodlin Plain. On the very north-western tip, the Wrocław Valley borders the Ścinawski Lowland, Lubin Upland and Legnica Plain, whilst on the north-easternmost tip, it borders the Chełm Upland (Silesian Highlands), and Racibórz Basin.[1]

In geological terms, the Wrocław Valley is part of the Silesia-Kraków Monocline and the Sudetes Foreland Monocline, covered in Pleistocene and Holocene geological material, mainly sand, gravel and fluvisols.[2]

The left tributaries of the River Odra in the mesoregion are: Osobłoga, Nysa Kłodzka, Oława, Ślęza, Bystrzyca, Kaczawa; and right: Mała Panew, Stobrawa and Widawa.

Larger settlements located on the Wrocław Valley are: Krapkowice, Opole, Brzeg, Oława, Wrocław, Brzeg Dolny, and Prochowice.

References

  1. "Wrocławska Pradolina - WIEM, darmowa encyklopedia". portalwiedzy.onet.pl. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  2. "Wrocławska, Pradolina - Encyklopedia PWN - źródło wiarygodnej i rzetelnej wiedzy". encyklopedia.pwn.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 21 August 2017.


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