The Kirnitzsch (

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), in Bohemia also called the Kirnischt,Messtischblatt Nr. 86 Hinterhermsdorf, published by the Reichsamt für Landesaufnahme, Landesaufnahme Sachsen 193
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River Elbe The Elbe (; cs, Labe ; nds, Ilv or ''Elv''; Upper and dsb, Łobjo) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Repu ...

, which passes through the

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and the German state of

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Geography

The Kirnitzsch, also called the ''Kirnscht'' or ''Kirnsch'' in the local dialect, rises in the

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west of the village of Studánka (German ''Schönborn'') and flows westwards through the town of

Krásná Lípa Krásná Lípa (; german: Schönlinde) is a town in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,400 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Dlouhý Důl, Hely, Kamenná Horka, Krásný Buk, Kyjov, ...

(''Schönlinde''). Behind the village of (''Khaa'', part of Krásná Lípa) it wends its way along narrow ravines through the sandstone rocks of

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. The wild, romantic valley is also called the Khaatal (''Kyjovske údoli'') (Khaa valley). On the site of the former village of Hinterdaubitz ('), demolished after 1945, the border stream of ''Weißbach'' empties into the Kirnitzsch, which, from this point, forms the border between the

and

. Further downstream the Kirnitzsch is first impounded at the

Obere Schleuse The Obere Schleuse in Hinterhermsdorf is a barrage system on the German-Czech border river of Kirnitzsch and impounds the water over a length of 700 metres. It was originally a facility for timber rafting. There are boat rides on the reservoir toda ...

("Upper Lock") so that boating can take place on the stream. At the end of the Kirnitzsch Gorge (''Kirnitzschklamm'') used to stand the houses of the border village of (''Hinterdittersbach'') and the settlement of Křinice (''Kirnscht''). These places, too, no longer exist. From here the Kirnitzsch flows through

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, where it is impounded again at the ''Niedere Schleuse'' ("Lower Lock"). Shortly thereafter the Kirnitzsch enters the narrow Kirnitzsch Valley (''Kirnitzschtal''). It flows through the valley for about to the

Lichtenhain Waterfall The Lichtenhain Waterfall is a waterfall formed by the Lichtenhainer village brook and is situated in the Kirnitzsch Valley in the Saxon Switzerland of Germany. The village of Lichtenhain lies to the north of the waterfall, and is away on foot, ...

. After another it discharges into the

Elbe The Elbe (; cs, Labe ; nds, Ilv or ''Elv''; Upper and dsb, Łobjo) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Repu ...

Bad Schandau Bad Schandau (; hsb, Žandow) is a spa town in Germany, in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district of Saxony. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, at the mouth of the valley of the Kirnitzsch and in the area often described as S ...

. Over its last few kilometres it is followed by the

Kirnitzschtal tramway The Kirnitzschtal tramway, also known as the ''Kirnitzschtalbahn'', is an electric tramway in Saxony, Germany. The line runs through the valley of the Kirnitzsch river in Saxon Switzerland, from the town of Bad Schandau up to the Lichtenhain W ...

that runs parallel to the Kirnitzsch.

Sources

* Wieland Büttner: ''Die Buschmühle im Kirnitzschtal.'' in: Petra Binder (Hg.): ''Vom Berg zum Tal - Wasser, die zur Elbe fließen. Landkalenderbuch für die Sächsische Schweiz und das Osterzgebirge 2009.'' Schütze-Engler-Weber-Verlag, Dresden 2008, S. 94–94, . * Andreas Laube: ''Die Errichtung der Verkehrswege und die Beförderung von Reisenden im Kirnitzschtal von Schandau nach dem Großen Wasserfall.'' in: Petra Binder (Hg.): ''Auf Straßen, Schienen und Wegen. Landkalenderbuch 2011 für die Sächsische Schweiz und das Osterzgebirge.'' Schütze-Engler-Weber-Verlag, Dresden 2010, S. 130–138, * Manfred Schober: ''Flößerei auf der Kirnitzsch''. In: Petra Binder (Hg.): ''Vom Berg zum Tal - Wasser, die zur Elbe fließen. Landkalenderbuch für die Sächsische Schweiz und das Osterzgebirge 2009.'' Schütze-Engler-Weber-Verlag, Dresden 2008, S. 23–28, .

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