The Schwarzwasser (in German) or Černá (in Czech) is a river in
Germany
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and the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
. The name means 'black'. It is a right tributary of the
Zwickauer Mulde
The Zwickauer Mulde () is a river in Saxony, Germany. It is the left tributary of the Mulde and in length.
The source of the river is in the Ore Mountains, near Schöneck, in the Vogtlandkreis. It runs northeast to Aue, then northwest to Z ...
in the German state of
Saxony
Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...
. It flows through
Schwarzenberg Schwarzenberg may refer to:
People
* House of Schwarzenberg, Franconian and Bohemian aristocratic family which was first mentioned in 1172
** Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg (1771–1820), Field Marshal in Austrian service during the Napol ...
.
Gallery
File:Schwarzwassertal9-2006.jpg, The Schwarzwasser near
File:schwarzwasser mulde wasser.jpg, The Schwarzwasser above Potůčky
Potůčky (german: Breitenbach) is a municipality and village in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The village of Stráň is an administrative part of Potůč ...
File:Zusammenfluss Mulde Schwarzwasser.jpg, Aue
Aue may refer to:
* Aue (toponymy), a frequent element in German toponymy meaning "wetland; river island; river"
Places
* Aue, Saxony, a mining town in Saxony, Germany
* Aue (Samtgemeinde), a collective municipality in Uelzen District, Lower Sax ...
: mouth of the Schwarzwasser (left) at the Mulde
See also
*
List of rivers of Saxony
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
*
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 '' potok' ...
References
External links
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Rivers of the Karlovy Vary Region
Rivers of Saxony
Rivers of the Ore Mountains
Johanngeorgenstadt
Rivers of Germany
International rivers of Europe
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