The Raba is a river in the south of Poland ( Lesser Poland Voivodeship ), and a right-bank tributary of Vistula River . Its source is in the Beskids , between the towns of Rabka-Zdrój and Nowy Targ . It flows to the north and then to the northeast. Towns along the river Raba include Rabka-Zdrój , Mszana Dolna , Myślenice , Dobczyce and Bochnia .
15-828: Raba may refer to: Places [ edit ] Rába , a river in Austria and Hungary, tributary of the Danube Raba (river) , a river in Poland, tributary of the Vistula Raba, Croatia , a village in the municipality of Slivno , Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia Raba, Indonesia , a town in Bima Regency, on the eastern part of the island of Sumbawa, province of West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia Ethnic groups [ edit ] Rába Slovenes , an ethnic group living in
30-495: A Hungarian automaker Rába (automobile) , a car made from 1912 to 1914 Rapid-acting beta2-adrenergic agonist , a class of drug primarily used to treat asthma and other pulmonary disorders The Redding Area Bus Authority , Shasta County, California See also [ edit ] Rabas , a village in the municipality of Valjevo, Serbia Rabba , a town in Karak Governorate, Jordan Topics referred to by
45-688: A series of mountain ranges in the Carpathians , stretching from the Czech Republic in the west along the border of Poland with Slovakia up to Ukraine in the east. The highest mountain in the Beskids is Hoverla , at 2,061 m (6,762 ft). The origin of the name beskydy has not been conclusively established. A Thracian or Illyrian origin has been suggested; however, as yet, no theory has majority support among linguists. The word appears in numerous mountain names throughout
60-639: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Raba (river) For centuries, the Raba was an important artery, along which several towns and villages were established. Its name probably comes from Celtic languages , and the Raba is divided into three parts: the Upper Raba (60 kilometres [37 mi] long located in the Beskids ), the Middle Raba (in
75-712: The Carpathian Foothills), and the Lower Raba (in the Sandomierz Basin ). The Raba has its source at the Sieniawa mountain pass, at the height of 750 metres (2,460 ft) above sea level. It flows into the Vistula near Uscie Solne , after 134.7 kilometres (83.7 mi), while the area of its drainage basin is 1,537.1 square kilometres (593.5 sq mi). From its source downstream to
90-968: The Moravia and Czech Silesia regions of the eastern Czech Republic and to Carpathian Ruthenia in western Ukraine. Parts form the European Watershed , separating the Oder and Vistula basins in the north from the Eastern Slovak Lowland , part of the Great Hungarian Plain drained by the Danube River. Geologically all of the Beskids stand within the Outer Western Carpathians and the Outer Eastern Carpathians . In
105-562: The Wisnicz Foothills. Its tributaries are mainly mountain streams, such as Poniczanka, Slonka, Krzyworzeka, Mszanka, Kasinianka, Kaczanka, Krzczonówka, Trzemesnianka, Stradomka, Babica. This article related to a river in Poland is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Beskids The Beskids or Beskid Mountains ( Polish : Beskidy , Czech : Beskydy , Slovak : Beskydy , Rusyn : Бескиды ( Beskydŷ ), Ukrainian : Бескиди ( Beskydy )) are
120-811: The Carpathians and the adjacent Balkan regions, like in Albanian bjeshkë . According to linguists Çabej and Orel, it is possibly derived from Proto-Albanian * beškāi tāi (meaning 'the mountain pastures'). The Slovak name Beskydy refers to the Polish Bieszczady Mountains , which is not a synonym for the entire Beskids but one single range, belonging to the Eastern Beskids . According to another linguistic theory, it may be related to Middle Low German beshêt , beskēt , meaning ' watershed '. Historically,
135-513: The Polish–Ukrainian border. Multiple traditions, languages and nationalities have developed overlapping variants for the divisions and names of the Beskid ranges. According to the divisions of the Carpathians , they are categorized within: Eastern Beskids are divided into two parallel ridges: Wooded Beskids and Polonynian Beskids. The Beskids are currently rich in forest and coal . In
150-612: The Rába Valley in western Hungary Raba (tribe) , a Scheduled Tribe of Meghalaya , India People [ edit ] Rabbah bar Nahmani (270–330), known simply as Rabbah, Babylonian rabbi known in the Talmud as an Amora Rava (amora) (280–352), rabbi and Talmudic scholar Bob Raba (born 1955), American football player Ernest A. Raba , American academic administrator Juan Pablo Raba (born 1977), Colombian actor Other uses [ edit ] Rába (company) ,
165-462: The past they were rich in iron ore , with important plants in Ostrava and Třinec – Třinec Iron and Steel Works . There are many tourist attractions, including historic wooden churches (see Wooden Churches of Southern Little Poland , Carpathian Wooden Churches of Slovakia, and Wooden Churches of Ukraine ) and the increasingly popular skiing resorts. A number of environmental groups support
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195-518: The term was used for hundreds of years to describe the mountain range separating the old Kingdom of Hungary from the old Kingdom of Poland . In 1269, the Beskids were known by the Latin name Beschad Alpes Poloniae 'Beskid Mountains of Poland'. The Beskids are approximately 600 km (370 mi) in length and 50–70 km (31–43 mi) in width. They stand mainly along the southern border of Lesser Poland with northern Slovakia, stretching to
210-620: The town of Myślenice , the Raba is a typical mountain river, with narrow valley, rock-covered bed, fast currents and big drops. Below Lake Dobczyce it retains its mountain features for several kilometers. The river has no tributaries for its last 19 kilometres (12 mi). The Raba marks the boundary between the Makow Beskids and the Island Beskids , as well as the boundary between the Wieliczka Foothills, and
225-760: The west they begin at the natural pass of the Moravian Gate , which separates them from the Eastern Sudetes , continue east in a band to the north of the Tatra Mountains , and end in Ukraine . The eastern termination of the Beskids is disputed. According to older sources, the Beskids end at the source of the Tisza River, while newer sources state that the Beskids end at the Uzhok Pass at
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