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Template:Geobox The Nysa Kłodzka (Template:Lang-de, Template:Lang-cs) or Eastern Neisse is a river in southwestern Poland, a left tributary of the Oder, with a length of 182 km (21st longest) and a basin area of 4,566 km² (3,744 in Poland).

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. After the war it was discussed by the Western Allies as one possible line of the western Polish border. Attempts were made to negotiate a compromise with the Soviets on the new Polish-German frontier; it was suggested that the Nysa Kłodzka be made the line of demarcation. This would have meant that (East) Germany could have retained approximately half of Silesia, including most of Breslau. However the Soviets rejected the suggestion and insisted that the southern boundary between Germany and Poland be drawn further west, at the Lusatian Neisse.

Floods

Nysa Kłodzka originates in the Śnieżnik mountain range of the Sudetes, near the border with the Czech Republic. It is partially regulated. The river has often left its banks and flooded nearby cities, at times destroying them completely. City chronicles from Kłodzko mention floods in the following years:

14th century: 1310
15th century: 1441, 1464, 1474
16th century: 1500, 1522, 1524, 1560, 1566, 1570, 1587, 1589, 1591, 1598,
17th century: 1602, 1603, 1605, 1610, 1611, 1612, 1625, 1646, 1652, 1655, 1689, 1693, 1696
18th century: 1702, 1703, 1713, 1724, 1735, 1736, 1740, 1755, 1763, 1767, 1775, 1785, 1787, 1789, 1799
19th century: 1804, 1806, 1827, 1828, 1829, 1831, 1850, 1854, 1879, 1881, 1883, 1891, 1897
20th century: 1900, 1903, 1907, 1938, 1952, 1997, 1998

Towns

Until 1945, these communities were situated on German territory. German names are indicated in italics.

Bardo (Wartha)
Bystrzyca Kłodzka (Habelschwerdt)
Kamieniec Ząbkowicki (Kamenz N.S.)
Kłodzko (Glatz)
Lewin Brzeski (Löwen)
Międzylesie (Mittelwalde) - both names mean "Middle Wood"
Nysa (Neiße)
Otmuchów (Ottmachau)
Paczków (Patschkau)

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 The '''Nysa Kłodzka''' ({{lang-de|Glatzer Neiße}}, {{lang-cs|Kladská Nisa}}) or '''Eastern Neisse''' is a [[river]] in southwestern [[Poland]], a left tributary of the [[Oder]], with a length of 182&nbsp;km (21st longest) and a basin area of 4,566&nbsp;km² (3,744 in Poland).
-Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. After the [[World War II|war]] it was discussed by the [[Allies of World War II|Western Allies]] as one possible line of the western Polish border. Attempts were made to negotiate a compromise with the [[Soviet Union|Soviets]] on the new Polish-German frontier; it was suggested that the Nysa Kłodzka be made the line of demarcation. However the Soviets rejected the suggestion and insisted that the southern boundary between Germany and Poland be drawn at the [[Lusatian Neisse]].
+Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. After the [[World War II|war]] it was discussed by the [[Allies of World War II|Western Allies]] as one possible line of the western Polish border. Attempts were made to negotiate a compromise with the [[Soviet Union|Soviets]] on the new Polish-German frontier; it was suggested that the Nysa Kłodzka be made the line of demarcation. This would have meant that (East) Germany could have retained approximately half of Silesia, including most of [[Wrocław|Breslau]]. However the Soviets rejected the suggestion and insisted that the southern boundary between Germany and Poland be drawn further west, at the [[Lusatian Neisse]].
 ==Floods==

v t e Rivers of Poland by watershed
Vistula	Narew Bug Wkra Biebrza San Wisłok Dunajec Poprad Pilica Wieprz Brda Drwęca Wda Bzura Wisłoka Nida
Odra	Warta Prosna Noteć Drawa Nysa Łużycka Nysa Kłodzka Bóbr Obra
Vistula Lagoon	Pregolya Łyna Angrapa Pasłęka
Baltic Sea	Rega Parsęta Wieprza Słupia Łeba Reda

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