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{{Infobox river
| name              = Biebrza
| name_other        = 
| image             = Poland Biebrza Burzyn.jpg
| image_caption     = The Biebrza in [[Burzyn, Podlaskie Voivodeship|Burzyn]]
| source1_location  = 
| source1_coordinates= 
| mouth_location    = [[Narew]]
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|53.2171|22.4310|source:dewiki_region:PL-PD_type:waterbody|format=dms|display=it}}
| progression       = {{RNarew}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = [[Poland]]
| length_km = 164
| source1_elevation = 
| discharge1_avg    = {{convert|35.3|m3/s|abbr=on}}  
| basin_size_km2 = 7092
| mapframe-zoom     = 8
}}
[[File:Goniadz plaza.jpg|thumb|right|The Biebrza in Goniądz]]
[[File:Biebrza o zmroku.jpg|thumb|right|The Biebrza at sunset]]
The '''Biebrza''' ({{langx|lt|Bebra}},{{Sfn|VLKK|2002}} ''{{langx|be|Bobra}}'', ''{{langx|de|Bober}}'') is a [[river]] in northeastern [[Poland]], a tributary of the [[Narew]] River (near [[Wizna]]), with a length of {{convert|164|km|sp=us}} and a basin area of 7,092&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> (7,067 in Poland).<ref>[http://stat.gov.pl/download/gfx/portalinformacyjny/en/defaultaktualnosci/3328/2/17/1/statistical_yearbook_of_the_republic_of_poland_2017.pdf Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Poland 2017], [[Central Statistical Office (Poland)|Statistics Poland]], p. 85-86</ref>

Larger towns in the area:
* [[Lipsk]]
* [[Sztabin]]
* [[Goniądz]]
* [[Osowiec-Twierdza]]
* [[Radzilow]]
* [[Wizna]]

The region is usually divided into lower, central, and upper basin areas, each with its own different characteristics.

==Tributaries==

* Right tributaries: [[Netta (river)|Netta]], [[Lega (river)|Lega]], Ełk, Wissa
* Left tributaries: Sidra, Brzozówka

==Natural environment==

Today, the river is best known for the vivid wildlife in the [[Bog|peatbogs]] and marshes in its flood areas.

==History==

Historically, the borderland regions of [[Mazovia]] and Lithuania, the area retains much of its cultural diversity today.

==Cultural and linguistic environment==

The basin of the Biebrza River is inhabited not only by hundreds of rare and endangered sorts of birds, but also by people representing diverse cultures, languages, and religions. Although most of the population of the region speaks standard Polish, some people in the upper river basin (municipalities of [[Lipsk]], [[Dąbrowa Białostocka]] and partly [[Sztabin]]) speak a local dialect of [[Belarusian language|Belarusian]] (called by them ''prosty jazyk'' 'simple language'). The people there belong to the Orthodox or Roman Catholic church. On the north bank of the upper Biebrza there are also a few villages where so-called "[[old believers]]" live, who speak an archaic dialect of Russian. Some of these communities have preserved much of their traditional culture in spite of long-lasting communist government policies aimed at assimilation of non-Polish cultural and linguistic minorities.

==See also==
* [[Biebrza National Park]]
* [[Augustów Canal]]
* [[Rivers of Poland]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== Sources ==

* {{Cite web |last=VLKK |date=2002 |title=Atvirkštinis lietuvių kalboje vartojamų tradicinių Lenkijos vietovardžių formų sąrašas |url=https://vlkk.lt/media/public/file/Nutarimai/atvirkstinis_lenkijos.pdf |website=[[VLKK]] |language=lt}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051228030651/http://www.bialowieza-biebrza.org/ Natural tourism (birdwatching) in Biebrza National Park]
* [http://www.radzilow.com  Radzilow - Town running along the Biebrza]

{{Polish rivers}}
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[[Category:Rivers of Poland]]
[[Category:Rivers of Podlaskie Voivodeship]]


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