Pleiße

Pleiße
The Pleiße in Markkleeberg, near Leipzig
Location	Saxony, Thuringia,  Germany
Physical characteristics
Main source	Drei-Linden-Brunnen (formerly Alboldsbrunnen) in Ebersbrunn near Zwickau 443 m 50°38′51″N 12°25′31″E / 50.64750°N 12.42528°E / 50.64750; 12.42528Coordinates: 50°38′51″N 12°25′31″E / 50.64750°N 12.42528°E / 50.64750; 12.42528
River mouth	White Elster (Elster flood plain) in Leipzig 103 m 51°19′21″N 12°21′27″E / 51.32250°N 12.35750°E / 51.32250; 12.35750
Length	90 km
Basin features
Progression	White Elster→ Saale→ Elbe→ North Sea
Basin size	1,876 km²
Landmarks	Cities: Leipzig Large towns: Werdau, Crimmitschau, Altenburg, Markkleeberg Small towns: Gößnitz, Regis-Breitingen, Rötha, Böhlen
Tributaries	Left: Koberbach, Sprotte Right: Paradiesbach, Wyhra, Gösel
Inland ports	none
Navigable	no

The Pleiße is a right tributary of the White Elster in Saxony, Germany. It has its source southwest of Zwickau at Ebersbrunn, then flows through Werdau, Crimmitschau, Altenburg, and other towns and villages in Saxony and Thuringia, before meeting the White Elster in Leipzig.

The river originally had a natural length of 115 km; however, south of Leipzig, it has been straightened, which shortened it to around 90 km.

See also

• Kleine Pleiße

Notes

• The information in this article is based on and/or translated from its German equivalent.

External links

• Schumann, August (1821). "Die Pleiße". Vollständiges Staats-, Post- und Zeitungslexikon von Sachsen (in German). 8. Zwickau. p. 396 .