The Mže (; ) is a long river, mostly in the

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. Its source is situated in the

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( above sea level),

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, near the village of Asch, in the municipality of

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, Tirschenreuth district. It forms the state boundary for a short distance of and then finally enters Czech territory. It passes through the towns of

Tachov Tachov (; german: Tachau) is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 13,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Mže River. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative parts ...

and

Stříbro Stříbro (; german: Mies) is a town in Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,400 inhabitants. The town centre with the Renaissance Stříbro bridge is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monum ...

. At the confluence with the

Radbuza The Radbuza (; ) is a river in the Czech Republic, the right source river of the Berounka. Its source is situated at the foot of Lysá mountain (869 metres) near the village of Závist, near Domažlice. It passes through the villages and towns of ...

, it forms the

Berounka The Berounka is a river in the Czech Republic, long, the biggest left tributary of Vltava, draining an area of . It carries the name Mže () for from its source in Germany, next to the Czech border, until its confluence with the Radbuza in Pl ...

in Pilsen. Its major left tributary is

Hamerský potok Hammerbach (German; ) is a river of Bavaria, Germany and of the Czech Republic. It is a left tributary of the Mže () near Kočov. See also * List of rivers of Bavaria *List of rivers of the Czech Republic This is a list of rivers of the Cz ...

and the right tributary is

Úhlava The Úhlava () is a long river in the Czech Republic, a right tributary of the Radbuza. Its source is situated on a slope of Pancíř mountain in the Šumava mountains, Klatovy District at an elevation of . It passes the villages and towns Ný ...

. There are two water dams on the Mže, Lučina and Hracholusky, both in the

district. The basin area of the Mže is , of which is in the Czech Republic.

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