It is located on the east bank of the river Vistula.
The river Vistula had been one of the great European water highways.
The country's most important waterway is the river Vistula.
The history of the River Vistula and her valley spans over 2 million years.
The first stone, on the banks of the River Vistula near the three oaks.
At the northern end, the hamlet called Chałupki a river Vistula .
Polish troops retreated to the river Vistula.
It was rebuilt, but physically moved in 1774, possibly because of changes in the course of the River Vistula.
(The actual ghetto was in a much less picturesque district across the River Vistula.)
This put Warsaw, straddling the river Vistula, right at the limit of planned Soviet advance.