Ploučnice
Sign in to saveThe Ploučnice () is a river in the Czech Republic, a right tributary of the Elbe River. It flows through the Liberec and Ústí nad Labem regions. It is long, making it the 23rd longest river in the Czech Republic.
Key facts
- River.name
- Ploučnice
- River.image
- Benešov nad Ploučnicí, řeka Ploučnice.jpg
- River.image_caption
- The Ploučnice in Benešov nad Ploučnicí
- River.source1_location
- Osečná, Ralsko Uplands
- River.mouth_location
- Elbe
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Czech Republic
- River.subdivision_type2
- Regions
- River.length_km
- 101.4
- River.discharge1_avg
- near estuary
- River.basin_size_km2
- 1188.1
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The Ploučnice () is a river in the Czech Republic, a right tributary of the Elbe River. It flows through the Liberec and Ústí nad Labem regions. It is long, making it the 23rd longest river in the Czech Republic.
==Etymology== The name of the river is derived from the Czech word plž (meaning 'mollusc'). The river was probably originally called plžčnice (meaning "a stream full of molluscs").