Müglitz (river)
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The Müglitz is a river, about 49 km long, and a left tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...

 of the Elbe
Elbe
The Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Krkonoše Mountains of the northwestern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia , then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 km northwest of Hamburg...

 in the German state of Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....

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Course

It rises in the Eastern Ore Mountains
Eastern Ore Mountains
The Eastern Ore Mountains form a natural region that covers the eastern part of the Saxon Ore Mountains. It is part of the major landscape unit, the Saxon Highlands and Uplands...

 on the border between the German state of Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....

 and the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

 near the demolished Bohemian village of Mohelnice (Germah: Müglitz) from two headstreams:
  • The White Müglitz rises near the border by the former village of Vorderzinnwald (Cz: Přední Cínovec) and then forms the border stream with Saxony.
  • The Black Müglitz ( rises near the abandoned village of Ebersdorf (Cz: Habartice) and its middle reaches flow through the northern part of the Black (i.e. boggy) Meadows (Schwarzen Wiesen). The name Sörnitz comes from the Slavic Zornice (= mill stream). During severe weather on 8 July 1927 the stream became a torrent, that tore up the ground, changed its riverbed and flowed down the valley as a mud flow. From its source in the Haberfeldwald forest the stream forms the state border for about 2 km.


From the German village of Müglitz, that lies only just below the confluence of the White and Black Müglitz, the Müglitz runs entirely on Saxon territory. It flows by several villages including Lauenstein, Glashütte, Müglitztal
Müglitztal
Müglitztal is a municipality in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany.- References :...

 and Dohna
Dohna
Dohna is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, Saxony, Germany. It is located south of Heidenau. It is located in the Müglitz valley and lies west of the Eastern Ore Mountains. It was known as Donin in 1107, 1160 and until 1206. Donyn in from 1288 to 1408. Doneyn unwil 1454...

, before emptying into the Elbe
Elbe
The Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Krkonoše Mountains of the northwestern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia , then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 km northwest of Hamburg...

 at
Heidenau.
The Müglitz is a river, about 49 km long, and a left tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...

 of the Elbe
Elbe
The Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Krkonoše Mountains of the northwestern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia , then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 km northwest of Hamburg...

 in the German state of Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....

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Course

It rises in the Eastern Ore Mountains
Eastern Ore Mountains
The Eastern Ore Mountains form a natural region that covers the eastern part of the Saxon Ore Mountains. It is part of the major landscape unit, the Saxon Highlands and Uplands...

 on the border between the German state of Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....

 and the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

 near the demolished Bohemian village of Mohelnice (Germah: Müglitz) from two headstreams:
  • The White Müglitz rises near the border by the former village of Vorderzinnwald (Cz: Přední Cínovec) and then forms the border stream with Saxony.
  • The Black Müglitz ( rises near the abandoned village of Ebersdorf (Cz: Habartice) and its middle reaches flow through the northern part of the Black (i.e. boggy) Meadows (Schwarzen Wiesen). The name Sörnitz comes from the Slavic Zornice (= mill stream). During severe weather on 8 July 1927 the stream became a torrent, that tore up the ground, changed its riverbed and flowed down the valley as a mud flow. From its source in the Haberfeldwald forest the stream forms the state border for about 2 km.


From the German village of Müglitz, that lies only just below the confluence of the White and Black Müglitz, the Müglitz runs entirely on Saxon territory. It flows by several villages including Lauenstein, Glashütte, Müglitztal
Müglitztal
Müglitztal is a municipality in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany.- References :...

 and Dohna
Dohna
Dohna is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, Saxony, Germany. It is located south of Heidenau. It is located in the Müglitz valley and lies west of the Eastern Ore Mountains. It was known as Donin in 1107, 1160 and until 1206. Donyn in from 1288 to 1408. Doneyn unwil 1454...

, before emptying into the Elbe
Elbe
The Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Krkonoše Mountains of the northwestern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia , then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 km northwest of Hamburg...

 at
Heidenau.
The Müglitz is a river, about 49 km long, and a left tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...

 of the Elbe
Elbe
The Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Krkonoše Mountains of the northwestern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia , then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 km northwest of Hamburg...

 in the German state of Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....

.

Course

It rises in the Eastern Ore Mountains
Eastern Ore Mountains
The Eastern Ore Mountains form a natural region that covers the eastern part of the Saxon Ore Mountains. It is part of the major landscape unit, the Saxon Highlands and Uplands...

 on the border between the German state of Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....

 and the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

 near the demolished Bohemian village of Mohelnice (Germah: Müglitz) from two headstreams:
  • The White Müglitz rises near the border by the former village of Vorderzinnwald (Cz: Přední Cínovec) and then forms the border stream with Saxony.
  • The Black Müglitz ( rises near the abandoned village of Ebersdorf (Cz: Habartice) and its middle reaches flow through the northern part of the Black (i.e. boggy) Meadows (Schwarzen Wiesen). The name Sörnitz comes from the Slavic Zornice (= mill stream). During severe weather on 8 July 1927 the stream became a torrent, that tore up the ground, changed its riverbed and flowed down the valley as a mud flow. From its source in the Haberfeldwald forest the stream forms the state border for about 2 km.


From the German village of Müglitz, that lies only just below the confluence of the White and Black Müglitz, the Müglitz runs entirely on Saxon territory. It flows by several villages including Lauenstein, Glashütte, Müglitztal
Müglitztal
Müglitztal is a municipality in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany.- References :...

 and Dohna
Dohna
Dohna is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, Saxony, Germany. It is located south of Heidenau. It is located in the Müglitz valley and lies west of the Eastern Ore Mountains. It was known as Donin in 1107, 1160 and until 1206. Donyn in from 1288 to 1408. Doneyn unwil 1454...

, before emptying into the Elbe
Elbe
The Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Krkonoše Mountains of the northwestern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia , then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 km northwest of Hamburg...

 at
Heidenau.
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