The Loděnice is a

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in the

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, a left

tributary A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''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 into which they ...

of the

Berounka The Berounka () is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Vltava River. It flows through the Plzeň Region, Plzeň and Central Bohemian Region, Central Bohemian regions to Prague. It is formed by the confluence of the Mže and Radbu ...

River. It flows through the

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. It is long.

Etymology

The name literally means '

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' in Czech, but this is just a conincidence. The name is derived from the word (i.e. 'boat', 'ship') and the old Czech adjective ''loděná (řeka)'', meaning "the river on which boats are ridden". The river is also sometimes called Kačák, after the village of Kačice.

Characteristic

The Loděnice originates in the territory of

Řevničov Řevničov is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants. Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Řevnič, meaning "Řevnič's (court)". Geog ...

in the Džbán range at an elevation of and flows to Srbsko, where it enters the Berounka River at an elevation of . It is long. Its

drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land in which all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...

has an area of . The Loděnice has no significant tributaries. The longest tributaries of the Loděnice are:

Settlements

The most populated municipality located directly on the river is Loděnice, named afer the river. The river also briefly crosses the territory of the town of

Beroun Beroun (; ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 22,000 inhabitants. It lies at the confluence of the Berounka and Litavka rivers. Beroun creates a conurbation with Králův Dvůr, former part of Beroun. ...

. The river flows through the municipal territories of

Třtice Třtice is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. History The first written mention of Třtice is from 1352. It belonged to the Křivoklát Křivoklát ...

Mšec Mšec (; ) is a market town in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. Etymology The name is derived from the Czech word ''mšec'' (diminutive from ''mech''), meaning "small moss". Ge ...

, Mšecké Žehrovice, Stochov, Kačice,

Tuchlovice Tuchlovice is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,800 inhabitants. Administrative division Tuchlovice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according ...

Kamenné Žehrovice Kamenné Žehrovice is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants. Etymology The name Žehrovice is derived from the personal name Žehra, meaning "the village ...

Doksy Doksy () is a town in Česká Lípa District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,100 inhabitants. It is known for Lake Mácha and its summer vacation resort. Administrative division Doksy consists of eight municipal parts ...

Družec Družec is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. Etymology The name was originally written as ''Družeč'' and was derived from the personal name Družec ...

, Bratronice,

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Malé Kyšice Malé Kyšice is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The ...

Chyňava Chyňava is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants. Administrative division Chyňava consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to ...

Unhošť Unhošť is a town in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,200 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Etymology The initial name of the ...

, Svárov, Ptice, Nenačovice, Chrustenice, Loděnice, Svatý Jan pod Skalou, Beroun and Srbsko.

Bodies of water

There are 229 bodies of water in the basin area. Many fishponds are built on the Loděnice, especially on its upper and middle course. The largest of them is

Turyňský rybník Turyňský rybník (also called Záplavy) is a fish pond in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. With an area of , it is the largest body of water in Kladno District. Etymology The name Turyňský rybník ('Turyň's pond') is deriv ...

with an area of .

Protection of nature

The Loděnice alternately flows through several protected areas. The upper course is located within the Džbán Nature Park. The middle course in protected as the Povodí Kačáku Nature Park. The lower course flows through the Bohemian Karst Protected Landscape Area. In addition to the large-scale protected areas, the river flows through several small-scale specially protected areas: *V Bahnách Nature Reserve (area ; peat and bog deposits with aquatic, wetland and meadow communities of plants and animals, including rare species); *Záplavy Nature Reserve (area ; an important nesting site and migration stop for water birds and wetland birds); *Kalspot Nature Monument (area ; a wetland biotope rich in amphibians); *Karlštejn National Nature Reserve (area ; an extensive example of the typical nature of the Bohemian Karst).

References

External links

River flow at Loděnice 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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