Pleiße

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Pleiße
Origin near Ebersbrunn by Zwickau
Mouth Weiße Elster in Leipzig
Basin countries Germany
Length 90 km

The Pleiße is a right tributary of the Weiße Elster in Saxony, Germany. It has its source southwest of Zwickau at Ebersbrunn, then flows through Werdau, Crimmitschau, Altenburg, and other cities in Saxony and Thuringia, before meeting the Weiße Elster in Leipzig.

The river naturally had a length of 115 km; however, south of Leipzig, it has been straightened, which shortened it to around 90 km.

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Coordinates: 51°20′N 12°22′E / 51.333, 12.367