Zdobnice is a river in
Rychnov nad Kněžnou
Rychnov nad Kněžnou (; german: Reichenau an der Knieschna) is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.
Adm ...
in 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 ...
. It is 34.2 km in length and 124.8 km² in river basin area.
River
The river flows through
Zdobnice and below
Velká Deštná. The river is located near road II / 310 and continues southwest toward the
Divoká Orlice
Divoká Orlice ( pl, Dzika Orlica, german: Wilde Adler, English: ''Wild Eagle'') is a river in the Sudetes, separating the Bystrzyckie Mountains and Orlické Mountains. It is one of the main tributaries of the Orlice River, and is a part of El ...
, which it enters near
Doudleby nad Orlicí
Doudleby nad Orlicí (german: Daudleb an der Adler) is a market town in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The village of Vyhnánov is an admini ...
. The average flow rate is 1.95 m³/s. The water can reach 122.0 m³/s.
Canoeing is available, however the river is only passable after heavy rains or melting ice. There is a protected area for the accumulation of surface water which is used to avoid the construction of the Pěčín water reservoir.
References
Further reading
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External links
Slatina nad Zdobnicí – aktuální vodní stav na stránkách ČHMÚInformace pro vodáky
Rivers of the Hradec Králové Region
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