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).
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- River.name
- Wesenitz
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- Wesenitzinhelmsdorf.jpg
- River.image_caption
- Wesenitz near Helmsdorf (Stolpen)
- River.source1_location
- Lausitzer Bergland
- River.mouth_location
- Elbe
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- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Germany
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- State
- River.subdivision_name2
- Saxony
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- Touristic attractions
- Historical usage
- Fauna
- See also
- 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.