San River
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The San or Sian (Ukrainian: Сян, Sian) is a river in south-eastern Poland, a tributary of the Vistula river, with a length of 433 km (6th longest Polish river) and the basin area of 16,861 km² (14,390 km² in Poland). The San rises in the Carpathian Mountains near the village of Sianky, Ukraine, and forms the border between Poland and Ukraine for approximately its first 50 km.
Cities:
- Lesko
- Zagorz
- Sanok
- Dynow
- Przemysl
- Radymno
- Jaroslaw
- Sieniawa
- Lezajsk
- Rudnik nad Sanem
- Ulanow
- Nisko
- Stalowa Wola
During the Polish September Campaign of World War II, Polish forces attempted to defend a line along the San from September 6, 1939 until German forces were able to advance from their bridgeheads on September 12, 1939.
See also
- Rivers of Poland
- San (disambiguation page)