The Dřevnice (german: Drewnitz) is a
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater
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in the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. Th ...
. It is a left
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainag ...
of the
Morava River
Morava may refer to:
Rivers
* Great Morava (''Velika Morava''; or only Morava), a river in central Serbia, and its tributaries:
** South Morava (''Južna Morava'')
*** Binač Morava (''Binačka Morava'')
** West Morava (''Zapadna Morava'')
* Mor ...
. It originates in the
Vizovice Highlands
The Vizovice Highlands ( cs, Vizovická vrchovina) is an area of relatively modest but rugged highlands within the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic, named after the town of Vizovice.
Geologically, the highlands are part of the Slovak-Moravian ...
''(Vizovická vrchovina)'' upland at the elevation of 560 m and flows to
Otrokovice
Otrokovice (; german: Otrokowitz) is a town in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 17,000 inhabitants. It is known as an industrial centre.
Administrative parts
The town part of Kvítkovice is an administrative p ...
, where it enters the Morava River. It is 41.6 km long, and its basin area is 435 km
2.
It flows through
Kašava,
Březová,
Slušovice,
Lípa,
Želechovice nad Dřevnicí,
Zlín
Zlín (in 1949–1989 Gottwaldov; ; german: Zlin) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 73,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of the Zlín Region and it lies on the Dřevnice river. It is known as an industrial centre. The development of th ...
and
Otrokovice
Otrokovice (; german: Otrokowitz) is a town in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 17,000 inhabitants. It is known as an industrial centre.
Administrative parts
The town part of Kvítkovice is an administrative p ...
. The
Slušovice Dam is constructed on the river.
References
Rivers of the Zlín Region
Zlín District
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