| Pleiße | |
|---|---|
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The Pleiße near Großdeuben |
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| Data | |
| Location | Saxony, Thuringia, Germany |
| Length | 90 km |
| Source | Drei-Linden-Brunnen (formerly Alboldsbrunnen) in Ebersbrunn near Zwickau |
| Source height | 443 m |
| Mouth | Weiße Elster (Elster flood plain) in Leipzig |
| Mouth height | 103 m |
| Descent | 340 m |
| Basin | Elbe |
| Progression | Weiße Elster → Saale → Elbe → North Sea |
| Catchment | 1,876 km² |
| Right tributaries | Paradiesbach, Wyhra, Gösel |
| Left tributaries | Koberbach, Sprotte |
| Cities | Leipzig |
| Large towns | Werdau, Crimmitschau, Altenburg, Markkleeberg |
| Small towns | Gößnitz, Regis-Breitingen, Rötha, Böhlen |
| Ports | none |
| Navigable | no |
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.