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 ...
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Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
, and a left-hand tributary of the Schnauder. It rises in the Gleinaer Grund and runs from
Tröglitz
Elsteraue is a municipality in the Burgenlandkreis district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated near the White Elster river, about southwest of Leipzig
Leipzig ( , ; Upper Saxon: ) is the most populous city in the German state of Sa ...
for a distance of about through the Elster water meadows parallel to the
White Elster
The White Elster Accessed on 16 Jan 2011. (, ) is a long river in central
Groitzsch
Groitzsch () is a town in the Leipzig district, in Saxony, Germany.
Geography and transport
The town is situated at the southern edge of the Leipzig Bay east of the White Elster river on the confluence of Schwennigke and Schnauder rivers, 20&n ...