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Neisse[nIs´u] Pronunciation Key, two rivers of SW Poland. The Glatzer Neisse[glAt´sur] Pronunciation Key, Pol. Nysa Klodzka, c.120 mi (190 km) long, rises in the Sudetes, SW Poland, and winds generally NE past Klodzko to the Oder River near Brzeg. A large dam at Otmuchow serves hydroelectric and irrigation projects. The Lausitzer Neisse[lou´zit´´sur] Pronunciation Key or Lusatian Neisse[lOOsA´shun] Pronunciation Key, Czech LuzickA Nisa, Pol. Nysa luzycka, c.140 mi (230 km) long, rises in the Sudetes, N central Czech Republic, and flows generally N to the Oder River near Guben, Germany. Since 1945 it has formed part of the border between Germany and Poland. GOrlitz, Germany, is the chief city on the river. It is also known as GOrlitzer Neisse.
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