Lužnice

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Coordinates: 49°13′49.7″N 14°23′21″E / 49.230472, 14.38917

Lužnice
River
The Lužnice near Bechyně
Countries	Czech Republic, Austria

Tributaries
- right	Nežárka
Cities	Soběslav, Tábor


Source
- location	Gratzener Berge, Austria
- elevation	970 m (3,182 ft)
- coordinates	48°35′50.6″N 14°43′54″E / 48.597389, 14.73167
Mouth	Vltava
- coordinates	49°13′49.7″N 14°23′21″E / 49.230472, 14.38917

Length	208 km (129 mi)
Basin	4,226.2 km² (1,632 sq mi)
Discharge	mouth
- average	24.3 m³/s (858 cu ft/s)

The Lužnice and its watershed until it enters the Vltava (magenta)

Lužnice (IPA: [ˈlʊʒɲɪtsɛ], German: Lainsitz) is river in Czech Republic (204 km) starting in Austria (4 km). It flows into the Vltava river in Týn nad Vltavou (approx. 50 km north of České Budějovice). The river drains 4,226 square kilometers.

The river was first mentioned in sources in the year 1179. The name was derived from an old Czech word for water flowing through meadows.^{[citation needed]}

It is a very popular destination for recreation and canoeing.