Lossa (Mulde)

Lossa
Bridge over the Lossa at Lossaer Schloß (Thallwitz)
Location Germany, Saxony
Reference no. DE: 5492
Physical characteristics
Main source near Falkenhain
(confluence of its headstreams)
51°22′43″N 12°54′19″E / 51.3786917°N 12.9053083°E / 51.3786917; 12.9053083Coordinates: 51°22′43″N 12°54′19″E / 51.3786917°N 12.9053083°E / 51.3786917; 12.9053083
River mouth south of Eilenburg into the Mulde
51°27′12″N 12°39′06″E / 51.4533444°N 12.6515389°E / 51.4533444; 12.6515389
Length 21 km
Basin features
Progression MuldeElbeNorth Sea
River system Elbe
Basin size 153 km²
Landmarks Small towns: Wurzen, Belgern-Schildau, Eilenburg

The Lossa is a small river in Saxony and a tributary of the Mulde.

Course

The Lossa rises east of the Wurzen village of Kühren. The Lossabach, a tributary of the Lossa, has its origin east of the village of Ochsensaal (which belongs to Dahlen). In the vicinity of the Lossatal village of Müglenz the Lossabach empties into the Lossa. The Lossa then continues northwest through Hohburg, past the southern side of the Hohburg Hills, through the eponymous village of Lossa and through Thallwitz. Just south of Eilenburg the stream discharges into the Mulde. Originally it joined the main river several hundred metres further north, but due to the construction of the German Celluloid Factory in Eilenburg, it was diverted into the Mulde just before entering the town borough in the second half of the 19th century.

In Thallwitz the stream is impounded by a small weir to form a pond, the Herrenteich.[1]

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