Knajka is a stream in the Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It is a left tributary of the Vistula, which it enters just south of Strumień. Its length is either 17 kilometres (11 mi)[1] or 19 kilometres (12 mi).[3] It flows through Ogrodzona, Kostkowice, Dębowiec, Knaj and Bąków. Numerous fish ponds are located alongside of it.

Knajka
Knajka on a map from 1724
Location
Country	Poland
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Chełm Hill, Silesian Foothills[1]
• elevation	354 m (1,161 ft)[1]
Mouth
• location	Vistula
• coordinates	49.9051°N 18.7584°E / 49.9051; 18.7584
Length	17 km (11 mi)[1][2] or 19 km (12 mi)[3]
Basin size	68.6 km2 (26.5 sq mi)[3]
Basin features
Progression	Vistula→ Baltic Sea

The name of the river is derived from a word knieja denoting a wild, dense forest.[4]

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  Headwaters area
• 
  One of the fish ponds alongside the stream, in Dębowiec

Notes

References

• Chwastek, Eugeniusz (May–June 2005). "Co z tą Knajką" (PDF). Dębowieści. 3 (55): 9. ISSN 1641-5477. Retrieved 2011-01-15.

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