The Freiberger Mulde ( cs, Freiberská Mulda, also called the ''Östliche Mulde'' or Eastern Mulde) is the right-hand, headstream of the river
Mulde, whose
catchment covers an area of in the
Czech Republic and
Germany in central
Saxony. It has a volumetric flow of which is greater than that of the other headstream, the
Zwickauer Mulde (or ''Westliche Mulde'' or Western Mulde) who flow is about ,
[The average discharge of the Zwickauer Mulde at its mouth is recorded by the values of the ''Wechselburg 1'' gauge (Zwickauer Mulde) and indirectly by the ''Golzern 1'' (Mulde) and ''Erlln'' (Freiberger Mulde). For the intermediate catchment below Wechselburg, the drainage flow for the area is recorded from the gauge data and multiplied by the catchment area of the Zwickauer Mulde below the ''Wechselburg 1'' gauge.] which is nevertheless the longer stream.
The source of the river is in the
Ore Mountains, near
Moldava, in the
Czech Republic. It runs northwest, crossing the border with Germany after a few km, to
Freiberg (hence the name), and further northwest through
Nossen,
Döbeln and
Leisnig
Leisnig ( hsb, Lěsnik) is a small town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in the state of Saxony in Germany, 50 kilometers southeast of Leipzig.
History
A settlement in this location was first mentioned in 1046. The town features Mildenstei ...
. A few km north of
Colditz, the Freiberger Mulde is joined by the
Zwickauer Mulde to form the
Mulde. The Mulde is a tributary of the
Elbe.
See also
*
List of rivers of the Czech Republic
This is a list of rivers of the Czech Republic.
Naming conventions
Czech language distinguishes between larger (river) and smaller (stream, creek, brook etc.) watercourses; the respective nouns being '' řeka'' (feminine, "river") and '' poto ...
*
List of rivers of Saxony
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People
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Organizations
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References
Rivers of Saxony
Rivers of the Ústí nad Labem Region
International rivers of Europe
Rivers of Germany
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