The Úslava is a

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in the

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, a right

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of the

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River. It flows through the

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. It is long.

Etymology

Until the early 18th century, the river was called Bradlava. The name first appeared in 1266 as ''Bradaua''. In the following centuries, the name was also written as ''Radawa'', ''Bradava'', ''Brádava'' and ''Bradlavka''. In 1712, Cistercian cartographer

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confused the Bradlava with the

Úhlava The Úhlava () is a river in the Czech Republic, a right tributary of the Radbuza River. It flows through the Plzeň Region to the city of Plzeň. It is long, making it the 19th longest river in the Czech Republic. Etymology The name is probabl ...

in his book, and also made a typographical error when he wrote it as Úslava. Since then, the name Úslava has been used.

Characteristic

The Úslava originates in the territory of Kolinec in the

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at an elevation of , on the slope of the Zálužnice mountain, and flows to

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, where it enters the Berounka River at an elevation of . It is long. Its

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has an area of . The longest tributaries of the Úslava are:

Settlements

The river flows through the municipal territories of Kolinec,

Číhaň Číhaň is a municipality and village in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Číhaň lies approximately south-east of Klatovy, south of Plzeň, and south-west of Prague Prague ( ; ...

, Zavlekov, Hnačov,

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, Újezd u Plánice, Mlýnské Struhadlo, Neurazy, Žinkovy, Prádlo,

Klášter Klášter () is a municipality and village in Plzeň-South District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. The village was founded inside the ruins of a monastery, which was destroyed in the 15th century. Etymolo ...

Vrčeň Vrčeň is a municipality and village in Plzeň-South District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. Vrčeň lies approximately south-east of Plzeň and south-west of Prague. Demographics Notable people *Ev ...

, Srby, Ždírec, Blovice, Zdemyslice, Žákava,

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, Šťáhlavy,

Starý Plzenec Starý Plzenec (; ) is a town in Plzeň-City District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,400 inhabitants. Administrative division Starý Plzenec consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 ...

and

Bodies of water

There are 78 bodies of water larger than 1 ha in the basin area. The largest of them are the fishponds Kovčínský with an area of and Myslivský with an area of . Many fishponds were founded directly the Úslava; the largest of them are Hnačovský, Žinkovský and Labuť.

Tourism

For most of the year, the Úslava is not suitable for river tourism due to lack of water.

References

External links

River flow at Koterov station
– Flood Warning and Forecasting Service of the

Czech Hydrometeorological Institute The Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (CHMI; ) is the central state office of the Czech Republic in the fields of air quality, meteorology, climatology and hydrology. It is an organization established by the Ministry of the Environment of the Cz ...

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