The Bobritzsch is a river of

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. It is a right tributary of the

Freiberger Mulde The Freiberger Mulde (also called the ''Östliche Mulde'' or Eastern Mulde; ) is the right-hand, headstream of the river Mulde, whose catchment covers an area of in the Czech Republic and Germany in central Saxony. It has a volumetric flow of ...

with a length of about . Its ''

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'' is 5422.

Course

The source of the river is located about south-east of Frauenstein in the

Eastern Ore Mountains The Eastern Ore Mountains () form a natural region of Saxony that covers the eastern part (in area almost the eastern half) of the Saxon Ore Mountains range. Together with the Western and Central Ore Mountains, it is part of the larger Saxon Hi ...

, above Hartmannsdorf-Reichenau on the edge of Kreuzwald forest and from Weicheltmühle (a

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) on Gimmlitz river. The river passes through Reichenau, Kleinbobritzsch, Hartmannsdorf, Friedersdorf, Oberbobritzsch and Niederbobritzsch, Naundorf,

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, Krummenhennersdorf, Reinsberg and Bieberstein. A well-known

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along Bobritzsch river between Krummenhennersdorf and Reinsberg is called Grabentour. Reinsberg Castle is located on a rock above the right bank of the river, Bieberstein Castle above its left bank. Bobritzsch river joins Freiberger Mulde between Reinsberg and

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, north of Bieberstein castle.

Origin of the name

The name of the river originates from Old Sorbian ''Bobrica'', derived from ''bobr'' (

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), and signifies a water course where beavers lived.

Gallery

File:Fluss Bobritzsch.JPG, Between Oberbobritzsch and Niederbobritzsch File:Naundorf Bobritzschbrücke.JPG, Bridge of

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173 in Naundorf File:Falkenberg, Bogenbrücke.jpg,

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in Falkenberg, built in 1567 File:Falkenberg, einstige Erblehnmühle 2.jpg, Former ''Erblehnmühle'' near the arch bridge File:Schafbrücke Falkenberg.jpg, ''Schafbrücke'' ("sheep's bridge") near Oberschaar File:Falkenberg, Schafbrücke, Hochwasserstand August 2002.jpg, Flood level of August 2002 near ''Schafbrücke'' File:Krummenhennersdorf, Bobritzschbruecke 1806.jpg, Bridge in Krummenhennersdorf, built in 1806

References

Rivers of Saxony Rivers of the Ore Mountains Rivers of Germany {{Saxony-river-stub

Course

Origin of the name

Gallery

See also

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