Ruhlander Schwarzwasser
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The Ruhlander Schwarzwasser is a left-hand tributary of the Schwarze Elster
in the east German states of Brandenburg
and Saxony
.
Forest (Bernsdorfer Gemeindewald) near Heide, a village in the borough of Wiednitz
. As it makes its way westwards, this small river flows partly through the state of Brandenburg and partly through Saxony.
In the Ruhland Heath (Ruhlander Heide) it forms the boundary between the two states. There it is also joined from the left by the Saleskbach, which comes from the heath villages of Cosel, Grüngräbchen and Großgrabe.
The Schwarzwasser then flows northwards through Jannowitz and Arnsdorf. It discharges into the Schwarze Elster near the town of Ruhland
.
In Arnsdorf the Sieggraben dyke branches off on the left. It also enters the Schwarze Elster, below Ruhland.
Schwarze Elster
The Black Elster or Schwarze Elster is a 179 km long river in eastern Germany, in the states Saxony, Brandenburg and Saxony-Anhalt, right tributary of the Elbe. Its source is in the Upper Lusatia region, near Elstra....
in the east German states of Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Brandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...
and 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 BernsdorfBernsdorf (Oberlausitz)
Bernsdorf is a town with 6,427 inhabitants in the district of Bautzen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 12 km north of Kamenz, and 15 km southwest of Hoyerswerda.-International relations:...
Forest (Bernsdorfer Gemeindewald) near Heide, a village in the borough of Wiednitz
Wiednitz
Wiednitz is a municipality in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany....
. As it makes its way westwards, this small river flows partly through the state of Brandenburg and partly through Saxony.
In the Ruhland Heath (Ruhlander Heide) it forms the boundary between the two states. There it is also joined from the left by the Saleskbach, which comes from the heath villages of Cosel, Grüngräbchen and Großgrabe.
The Schwarzwasser then flows northwards through Jannowitz and Arnsdorf. It discharges into the Schwarze Elster near the town of Ruhland
Ruhland
Ruhland is a town in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in southern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Schwarze Elster, 12 km southwest of Senftenberg....
.
In Arnsdorf the Sieggraben dyke branches off on the left. It also enters the Schwarze Elster, below Ruhland.