Müglitz (river)

Müglitz
The Müglitz in Dohna
Location Saxony,  Germany
Reference no. DE: 53718
Length 49 km
Source in the Eastern Ore Mountains on the border between Saxony and the Czech Republic
50°43′38″N 13°49′01″E / 50.7271484°N 13.8168802°E / 50.7271484; 13.8168802Coordinates: 50°43′38″N 13°49′01″E / 50.7271484°N 13.8168802°E / 50.7271484; 13.8168802
Source height 749 m above sea level (NN)
Mouth in Heidenau into the Elbe
50°58′38″N 13°52′56″E / 50.9773°N 13.8823°E / 50.9773; 13.8823
Mouth height 113 m above sea level (NN)
Descent 636 m
Basin Elbe
Progression Elbe North Sea
Catchment 209 km²
Small towns Altenberg, Glashütte, Dohna, Heidenau
Villages Müglitztal
Müglitz valley near Weesenstein
View of the Upper Müglitz valley from the crest of the retention basin

The Müglitz is a river, about 49 km long, and a left tributary of the Elbe in the German state of Saxony.

Course

It rises in the Eastern Ore Mountains on the border between the German state of Saxony and the Czech Republic near the demolished Bohemian village of Mohelnice (Germah: Müglitz) from two headstreams:

From the German village of Müglitz, that lies only just below the confluence of the White and Black Müglitz, the Müglitz runs entirely on Saxon territory. It flows by several villages including Lauenstein, Glashütte, Müglitztal, and Dohna, before emptying into the Elbe at Heidenau.

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