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The '''Wieprz''' ({{IPA|pl|ˈvjɛpʂ|lang|pl-wieprz.ogg}}, {{lit.|"Boar"}}; {{langx|uk|Вепр|Vepr}}) is a [[river]] in central-eastern [[Poland]], and a tributary of the [[Vistula]]. It is the country's ninth longest river, with a total length of 303&nbsp;km and a [[drainage basin|catchment area]] of 10,497&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>, all within 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> Its course near the town of [[Łęczna]] includes the [[protected area]] known as [[Wieprz Landscape Park]].

The river has its source in Lake Wieprz, in [[Wieprzów Tarnawacki]] near [[Tomaszow Lubelski]], and flows into the Vistula near [[Dęblin]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Bojakowska |first=Izabela |last2=Gliwicz |first2=Tomasz |last3=Kozłowska |first3=Olimpia |last4=Szyborska-Kaszycka |first4=Joanna |date=2010 |title=Charakterystyka geochemiczna wód rzeki Wieprz |url=https://www-arch.polsl.pl/wydzialy/RG/Wydawnictwa/Documents/kwartal/5_4_5.pdf |journal=Górnictwo i Geologia |language=pl |volume=5 |issue=4 |pages=51-62 |archive-date=2022-01-24 |access-date=2022-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124004445/https://www-arch.polsl.pl/wydzialy/RG/Wydawnictwa/Documents/kwartal/5_4_5.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Wieprz is connected to another river, the [[Krzna]], through the 140-kilometer Wieprz-Krzna Canal, built in 1954-1961. Because the Wieprz with its wide valley has not been regulated, its nature is very diverse. The meandering river with its [[oxbow lake]]s is inhabited by numerous birds, [[European otter]]s and [[Eurasian beaver]]s.

During the [[Polish-Soviet War]], units of the Polish 4th Army concentrated along the Wieprz, getting ready for the [[Battle of Warsaw (1920)|Battle of Warsaw]]. In September 1939, during the [[Invasion of Poland]], the [[Battle of Tomaszow Lubelski]] took place by the Wieprz.

==Towns on the Wieprz==
*[[Krasnobród]]
*[[Zwierzyniec]]
*[[Szczebrzeszyn]]
*[[Krasnystaw]]
*[[Łęczna]]
*[[Lubartów]]
*[[Dęblin]]

==See also==
*[[List of rivers of Poland|List of rivers in Poland]]

==References==
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{{Vistula}}
{{Tributaries of the Vistula}}



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[[Category:Rivers of Poland]]
[[Category:Rivers of Masovian Voivodeship]]
[[Category:Rivers of Lublin Voivodeship]]