Łomża is a city in north-eastern Poland, approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) to the north-east of Warsaw and 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of Białystok. It is situated alongside the Narew river as part of the Podlaskie Voivodeship since 1999. Previously, it was the capital of the Łomża Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998. It is the capital of Łomża County and has been the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Łomża since 1925.
Panorama of Łomża from the south-east
Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel
Stary Rynek (Old Market Square) in 1912
World War I internment camp for Poles
The Narew is a 499-kilometre (310 mi) river primarily in north-eastern Poland. It is a tributary of the river Vistula. The Narew is one of Europe's few braided rivers, the term relating to the twisted channels resembling braided hair. Around 57 kilometres (35 mi) of the river flows through western Belarus.
Braided channels of the Narew at Strękowa Góra.
View from the road along Siemianówka reservoir near Bondary village, gmina Michałowo, Podlaskie voivodship, Poland
Confluence of the Narew and Vistula at Modlin
The valley of the river Narew taken from the high river bank at Paulinowo-Dzbądz (close to city Różan)