Müglitz (river)
River in Germany
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::summary River in Germany ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Müglitz |
| image | Dohna (02) 2006-12-21.jpg |
| image_caption | The Müglitz in Dohna |
| subdivision_type1 | Country |
| subdivision_name1 | Germany |
| subdivision_type2 | State |
| subdivision_name2 | Saxony |
| subdivision_type3 | Reference no. |
| subdivision_name3 | DE: 53718 |
| length_km | 49 |
| source1_location | in the Eastern Ore Mountains on the border between Saxony and the Czech Republic |
| source1_coordinates | |
| source1_elevation | |
| mouth_location | in Heidenau into the Elbe |
| mouth_coordinates | |
| mouth_elevation | |
| basin_landmarks | |
| progression | |
| basin_size_km2 | 209 |
| custom_label | References |
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::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Rückhaltebecken_Lauenstein_Abfluss_020406,1744.jpg" caption="View of the Upper Müglitz valley from the crest of the retention basin"] ::
The Müglitz is a river, about 49 km long, and a left tributary of the Elbe in the German state of Saxony.
Course
It rises in the Eastern Ore Mountains on the border between the German state of Saxony and the Czech Republic near the demolished Bohemian village of (German: Böhmisch Müglitz) from two headstreams:
- The White Müglitz (, ) rises near the border by the former village of (German: Vorderzinnwald) and then forms the border stream with Saxony.
- The Black Müglitz (, Schwarzbach, Sörnitz or Sernitz, ) rises near the abandoned village of (Cz: Habartice) and its middle reaches flow through the northern part of the Black Meadows (Schwarzen Wiesen; the color label refers to the boggy character of the land). The name Sörnitz comes from Slavic zornice 'mill stream'. During severe weather on 8 July 1927 the stream became a torrent that tore up the ground, changed its riverbed, and flowed down the valley as a mud flow. From its source in the Haberfeld Forest (), the stream forms the state border for about 2 km.
From the German village of (part of Altenberg), that lies only just below the confluence of the White and Black Müglitz, the Müglitz runs entirely on Saxon territory. It flows by several villages including (a district of Altenberg), Glashütte, Müglitztal, and Dohna, before emptying into the Elbe at Heidenau.
Sources
- Deutsche Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin [Ed.]: Um Altenberg, Geising und Lauenstein. Werte der deutschen Heimat, Band 7. Berlin 1964.
- Martin Ernst & Manfred Stephan: Rezente Hochflutsedimente der Müglitz südlich Dresden (Erzgebirge, Sachsen) im Vergleich mit Sandsteinbänken der Erdgeschichte. Jahresberichte und Mitteilungen des Oberrheinischen Geologischen Vereins, Neue Folge, 89: 11–35, Stuttgart 2007.
- Jürgen Helfricht: Wahre Geschichten um Sachsens schönstes Tal. Tauchaer Verlag, Taucha 2000, .
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