Wesenitz
Sign in to savethumb|Richard Wagner Monument by [[Richard Guhr]] The Wesenitz (; ) is a river in Saxony, Germany, a right tributary of the Elbe. Its total length is . The Wesenitz runs through the tourist regions of the Lusatian Highlands and Saxon Switzerland. Its name is derived from the Sorbian language wjaz (Elm).
Key facts
- River.name
- Wesenitz
- River.image
- Wesenitzinhelmsdorf.jpg
- River.image_caption
- Wesenitz near Helmsdorf (Stolpen)
- River.source1_location
- Lausitzer Bergland
- River.mouth_location
- Elbe
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Germany
- River.subdivision_type2
- State
- River.subdivision_name2
- Saxony
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- river
- Named after
- Ulmus
- Country
- Germany
- Located in
- Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
- Image
- Wesenitzinhelmsdorf.jpg
- Length
- 72
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- Geography
- Touristic attractions
- Historical usage
- Fauna
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- References
thumb|Richard Wagner Monument by [[Richard Guhr]] The Wesenitz (; ) is a river in Saxony, Germany, a right tributary of the Elbe. Its total length is . The Wesenitz runs through the tourist regions of the Lusatian Highlands and Saxon Switzerland. Its name is derived from the Sorbian language wjaz (Elm).
== Geography == The Wesenitz originates near Neukirch/Lausitz and flows southwest through Bischofswerda, passes Großdrebnitz, and flows through Stolpen and Dürrröhrsdorf-Dittersbach. The Wesenitz joins the Elbe near Pirna.
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