Sormitz

Sormitz

Sormitz in the town park of Wurzbach
Origin town park Wurzbach (Langwasser and Oßlabach)
Mouth in Hockeroda into Loquitz
Basin countries Germany
Location Thuringia
Length 29.2 km

The Sormitz is a subsidiary stream of the Loquitz in Thuringia, Germany and is 29.2 km in length.

Its origin is in the town park of Wurzbach where Langwasser (Sormitz) and Oßlabach confluence. It enters the Loquitz in Hockeroda, which is in turn a tributary of the Saale.

Naming

It is not possible to clarify to origin of the name. One assumption is the origin in Slavic Sb'rbica bzw. Sb'rbici (what means Sorbian stream).[1]

See also

References

  1. Elfriede Ulbricht (1957) (in German), Das Flussgebiet der thüringischen Saale (1. ed.), Halle (Saale): Max Niemeyer
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Coordinates: 50°35′43″N 11°25′58″E / 50.59528°N 11.43278°E