Desná (Kamenice)

Desná (Czech pronunciation: [ˈdɛsnaː]; German: Desse) is a short river in the Czech Republic. It is 2.3 km long and is a left tributary of the Kamenice, to which it enters in Tanvald.

The Desná at the crossing of the green marked tourist route Smědava-Desná

It originates in the Jizera Mountains and has two tributaries, Bílá Desná and Černá Desná[1] (the "White Desna" and the "Black Desna").

Description

Desná is a left - hand tributary of the Kamenice River in the Jablonec nad Nisou District in the Liberec Region. The length of the stream is 2.3 km. The catchment area is 50.75 km2.

Etymology

The river has an old Slavic name mentioned as early as 1577.[2] The word "Desna" was in Old Czech significance right, in this case, the right tributary of another river - the former inhabitants proceeded normally up rivers from the lowlands to the mountains, and so all flows, considered today for the left hand, were from their perspective right hand and vice versa.

References
  1. http://voda.chmi.cz/hr05/seznamy/hsp.pdf
  2. "Město Desná – Oficiální stránky města" (in Czech). Retrieved 2020-04-25.

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