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Map of Upper Lusatia (1635), the Kwisa marking its eastern border

The Kwisa (German: Queis) is a river in south-western Poland, a left tributary of the Bóbr (German: Bober), which is itself a left tributary of the Odra (Oder). From the mid-13th century onwards the Kwisa marked the border between the regions of Lower Silesia (to the east) and Upper Lusatia (to the west). It was one of the rivers considered as a possible marker of the Polish–German border after World War II, during the negotiations that finally led to the establishment of the Oder–Neisse line.

The Kwisa near Gryfów Śląski

The Kwisa has a total length of 127 kilometres (79 mi). It rises in the Izera Mountains, part of the Western Sudetes range running along the Polish–Czech border. It flows northwards through Świeradów-Zdrój, Mirsk, Gryfów Śląski, Lubań, Nowogrodziec and Kliczków, finally joining the Bóbr approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north-west of Małomice and 5 km (3.1 mi) south-east of Żagań. For most of its length it is in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, but it also flows through Lubusz Voivodeship for several kilometres before reaching its confluence with the Bóbr.

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