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Černá (river)
The Schwarzwasser (in German) or Černá (in Czech) is a river in Germany and the Czech Republic. The name means 'black'. It is a right tributary of the Zwickauer Mulde in the German state of Saxony. It flows through Schwarzenberg. Gallery File:Schwarzwassertal9-2006.jpg, The Schwarzwasser near File:schwarzwasser mulde wasser.jpg, The Schwarzwasser above Potůčky File:Zusammenfluss Mulde Schwarzwasser.jpg, Aue: mouth of the Schwarzwasser (left) at the Mulde See also *List of rivers of Saxony *List of rivers of the Czech Republic This is a list of rivers of the Czech Republic. Naming conventions Czech language distinguishes between large (river; in Czech '' řeka'') and small (stream, creek, brook; in Czech '' potok'') watercourses. River names are mostly self-standing on ... References External links * Rivers of the Karlovy Vary Region Rivers of Saxony Rivers of the Ore Mountains Johanngeorgenstadt Rivers of Germany International rivers of Europe [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schwarzenberg, Saxony
Schwarzenberg () is a town in the district of Erzgebirgskreis in Saxony’s Ore Mountains, near the German–Czech border. The town lies roughly 15 km southeast of Aue, Saxony, Aue, and 35 km southwest of Chemnitz. Founded in the 12th century to protect a trade road, the small mountain town became the centre of a territory known as ''Herrschaft Schwarzenberg'' and later ''Amt Schwarzenberg''. During the History of Germany (1945–1990), division of Germany, Schwarzenberg was part of East Germany and became the greatest producer of washing machines in Eastern Europe. Schwarzenberg became more widely known in 1987, when Stefan Heym coined the term Free Republic of Schwarzenberg for a small gap between the Soviet and American Allied-occupied Germany, occupation zones in May/June 1945. Geography Schwarzenberg is in the southwestern Ore Mountains. It lies at elevations stretching from above sea level. The Old Town with church and castle is located on a rock (the Schlossbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
