The Sormitz is a tributary or affluent of the
Loquitz in
Thuringia
Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million.
Erfurt is the capital and lar ...
,
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...
and is 29.2 km in length.
Its origin is in the town park of
Wurzbach
Wurzbach () is a town in the Saale-Orla-Kreis district, in southern Thuringia, Germany. It is situated southeast of Saalfeld, and northwest of Hof.
History
Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Wurzbach was part of the Principality of Reu ...
where
Langwasser and
Oßlabach confluence.
It enters the
Loquitz in
Hockeroda
Kaulsdorf is a municipality in the district Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, in Thuringia, Germany.
History
Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Kaulsdorf was part of the Prussian Province of Saxony
The Province of Saxony (german: link=no, Provinz S ...
, which is in turn a tributary of the
Saale
The Saale (), also known as the Saxon Saale (german: Sächsische Saale) and Thuringian Saale (german: Thüringische Saale), is a river in Germany and a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. It is not to be confused with the smaller Franconian Saale, ...
.
Naming
It is not possible to clarify to origin of the name. One assumption is the origin in
Slavic ''Sb'rbica'' bzw. ''Sb'rbici'' (what means ''Sorbian stream'').
See also
*
List of rivers of Thuringia
A list of rivers of Thuringia, Germany:
A
* Alster
* Apfelstädt
* Ascherbach
*Auma
B
* Biber
* Bibra
* Blambach
* Bode
* Breitenbach
*Breitstrom
D
* Dammbach
* Deube
* Dober
* Dürrbach
E
* Effelder
* Eichbach
* Ellenbach
* Eller
* Elsc ...
References
Rivers of Thuringia
Rivers of Germany
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