Svratka River

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Confluence of Svratka (left) and Svitava rivers
Confluence of Svratka (left) and Svitava rivers

The Svratka (IPA[ˈsvratka], German: Schwarzach) is a river in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic with a length of 173.9 km. It develops out of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, converges with the Svitava at Brno, and flows into the Dyje (Thaya) a few km from Mikulov. The river is known in the local Moravian dialect as the Švarcava.