Ohře

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Ohře
Origin Fichtelgebirge
Mouth Elbe
Basin countries Czech Republic, Germany
Length 291 km

Ohře (German: Image:Ltspkr.png Eger) is a 291 km long river in Germany and the Czech Republic. Its source is situated in Bavaria, Germany at the foot of Mount Schneeberg (Fichtelgebirge) near the town of Weißenstadt. After approx. 35 km, it crosses the Czech border. It passes the Czech cities Cheb, Karlovy Vary, Klášterec nad Ohří, Kadaň, Žatec, Louny, and Terezín before flowing into the river Elbe in Litoměřice. Its major affluents are Teplá, Chomutovka, Odrava etc. There is a pun that Ohře got its Czech name from the river Teplá (meaning "warm" in Czech) - "ohřát" means "to warm up." However the real origin is Celtic from Agara (the "Salmon River").

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