Smědá River
Sign in to saveThe Smědá (; , ) is a river in the Czech Republic and Poland, a right tributary of the Lusatian Neisse River. It flows through the Liberec Region in the Czech Republic and then through Lower Silesian Voivodeship. Together with the Bílá Smědá, which is its main source, the Smědá is long. Without the Bílá Smědá, it is long.
Key facts
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- Smědá
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- Frýdlant, Smědá, povodeň 2010, důsledky 08.jpg
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- The Smědá in Frýdlant
- River.source1_location
- Hejnice, Jizera Mountains
- River.mouth_location
- Lusatian Neisse
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- Countries
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- Regions/Voivodeships
- River.length_km
- 55.3
- River.discharge1_avg
- near the Czech-Polish border
- River.basin_size_km2
- 331
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- Bodies of water
- Fauna
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The Smědá (; , ) is a river in the Czech Republic and Poland, a right tributary of the Lusatian Neisse River. It flows through the Liberec Region in the Czech Republic and then through Lower Silesian Voivodeship. Together with the Bílá Smědá, which is its main source, the Smědá is long. Without the Bílá Smědá, it is long.
==Etymology== The initial name of the river was Wietev, derived from the Slavic word for 'branch' (in modern Czech větev). The oldest mention of Wietev is from 1539. The German name Wittig was derived from this name. In 1951, the German name was replaced by Witka in Poland. The modern Czech name Smědá ('dark' in old Czech) is derived from the dark water which flows out of the peat bogs.