Svitávka

Svitávka
Countries Germany, Czech Republic
Region Saxony
Physical characteristics
River mouth Ploučnice
50°39′36″N 14°37′31″E / 50.66000°N 14.62528°E / 50.66000; 14.62528Coordinates: 50°39′36″N 14°37′31″E / 50.66000°N 14.62528°E / 50.66000; 14.62528
Basin features
Progression Ploučnice→ Elbe→ North Sea

The Svitávka (German: Zwittebach) is a river in Bohemia (Czech Republic) and Saxony (Germany). It is a right tributary of the Ploučnice, which it joins near Zákupy. Its source is in the Zittau Mountains, near Jonsdorf. After about 1 km it crosses the Czech border and flows further south, through Mařenice, Kunratice u Cvikova, Velenice and Zákupy.

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