Lužnička

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title: "Lužnička" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["rivers-of-the-ústí-nad-labem-region", "rivers-of-the-czech-republic", "rivers-of-saxony", "rivers-of-germany", "international-rivers-of-europe"] description: "Stream in the Czech Republic and Germany" topic_path: "geography/germany" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lužnička" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Stream in the Czech Republic and Germany ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox river"]

Field	Value
name	Lužnička
image	GroßschönauLausur2.JPG
image_caption	The Lužnička in Großschönau
source1_location	Krásná Lípa, Lusatian Mountains
source1_coordinates
mouth_location	Mandau
mouth_coordinates
progression
subdivision_type1	Countries
subdivision_name1
subdivision_type2	Regions/
States
subdivision_name2
length_km	15.3
source1_elevation	511 m
mouth_elevation	301 m
discharge1_avg	0.60 m3/s on the Czech-German border
basin_size_km2	58.9
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| name = Lužnička | image = GroßschönauLausur2.JPG | image_caption = The Lužnička in Großschönau | source1_location = Krásná Lípa, Lusatian Mountains | source1_coordinates = | mouth_location = Mandau | mouth_coordinates = | progression = | subdivision_type1 = Countries | subdivision_name1 = | subdivision_type2 = Regions/ States | subdivision_name2 = | length_km = 15.3 | source1_elevation = 511 m | mouth_elevation = 301 m | discharge1_avg = 0.60 m3/s on the Czech-German border | basin_size_km2 = 58.9 The Lužnička () is a stream in the Czech Republic and Germany, a right tributary of the Mandau River. It flows through the Ústí nad Labem Region and through Saxony. It is 15.3 km long.

Characteristic

The Lužnička originates in the territory of Krásná Lípa in the Lusatian Mountains, at an elevation of 520 m. It flows to Großschönau, where it merges with the Mandau River at an elevation of 301 m. It is 15.3 km long, of which 11.9 km is in the Czech Republic. Its drainage basin has an area of 58.9 km2, of which 42.8 km2 is in the Czech Republic.

Tributaries include only small brooks. The longest tributaries of the Lužnička are: ::data[format=table]

Tributary	Length (km)	Side
Lesenský potok	4.9	right
Waltersdorfer Dorfbach	4.8	right
Matyáska	3.2	right
Malý Stožecký potok	2.6	right
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Flow

Most of the river bed is significantly modified and bank stabilization is carried out. The Lužnička flows through the municipal territories of Krásná Lípa, Rybniště, Horní Podluží, Dolní Podluží and Großschönau.

Nature

On the upper course of the stream is built the fishpond Velký rybník. It has an area of 36 ha. The pond and its surroundings is protected as the Velký rybník Nature Reserve on an area of 103.7 ha. The area of wetlands, reedbeds, waterlogged meadows and wet forest is an important migration route for migratory birds. More than 170 bird species were documented there.

References

References

1. "Povodňový plán SO ORP Varnsdorf: Hydrologické údaje". Elektronický digitální povodňový portál.
2. "Plán dílčího povodí Lužické Nisy a ostatních přítoků Odry". Povodí Ohře, s.p..
3. "Plán dílčího povodí Labe". Povodí Labe, s.p..
4. "Vodní toky". [[Czech Hydrometeorological Institute]].
5. "Velký rybník". Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic.
6. "Přírodní rezervace Velký rybník u Krásné Lípy". CzechTourism.

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