The Lachsbach, also called the Rathmannsdorfer Bach, is a river of
Saxony
Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...
,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. It is the largest, right-hand tributary of the
Elbe
The Elbe (; cs, Labe ; nds, Ilv or ''Elv''; Upper and dsb, Łobjo) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Repu ...
in
Saxon Switzerland.
Geography
The Lachsbach is formed by the merger of its
headstreams, the
Sebnitz (left, about half the size) and
Polenz (right, rather longer) in the
Elbe Sandstone Mountains near
Porschdorf
Porschdorf is a former municipality in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany. With effect from 1 January 2012, it has been incorporated into the town of Bad Schandau
Bad Schandau (; hsb, Žandow) is a spa to ...
. The combined confluence section of the two rivers was first recorded in 1543 as ''die beyde wasser'' ("the two waters"), a description no longer common today. After only , the Lachsbach empties into the
Elbe
The Elbe (; cs, Labe ; nds, Ilv or ''Elv''; Upper and dsb, Łobjo) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Repu ...
above
Prossen
Bad Schandau (; hsb, Žandow) is a spa town in Germany, in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district of Saxony. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, at the mouth of the valley of the Kirnitzsch and in the area often described as S ...
's winter port near
Wendischfähre.
See also
*
List of rivers of Saxony
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Organizations
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References
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Rivers of Saxony
Bodies of water of Saxon Switzerland
Rivers of Germany