The Moravian Thaya is a river in the Czech Republic

Czech Republic

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 and in Austria

Austria

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, and a 68.2 kilometres (42.4 mi) left tributary of the Thaya

Thaya

The Thaya is a river in Central Europe, tributary to the Morava River. It is about 235 km long and meanders from west to east in the border area between Lower Austria and South Moravia , but does not exactly follow the border in most parts...

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The Moravian Thaya originates about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southeast of Třešť

Trešt

Třešť is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic, which was founded around the turn of the 13th century. It has around 6,000 inhabitants....

 near the village of Stajiště. From there it flows southward through or near the communities of Bezděkov

Bezdekov

Bezděkov is name of several places in the Czech Republic:* village Bezděkov in Pardubice Region * village Bezděkov in Vysočina Region * village Bezděkov in Plzeň Region...

, Panenská Rozsíčka

Panenská Rozsíčka

Panenská Rozsíčka is a village and municipality in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 108 ....

, Urbanov

Urbanov

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, Žatec

Žatec

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, Dyjice

Dyjice

Dyjice is a village and municipality in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 135 ....

, Radkov, Slaviboř, and Černíč

Černíč

Černíč is a village and municipality in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 141 ....

 in the Vysočina Region

Vysocina Region

Vysočina Region , is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located partly in the south-eastern part of the historical region of Bohemia and partly in the south-west of the historical region of Moravia...

. Further south it passes the South Bohemian

South Bohemian Region

South Bohemian Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located mostly in the southern part of its historical land of Bohemia, with a small part in southwestern Moravia...

 settlements of Velký Pěčín, Dačice

Dacice

Dačice is a town in the southwest Moravia, currently belonging to the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has cca 8,000 inhabitants. It is notable as the home of the sugar cube, which was invented there in 1843 by Jakub Kryštof Rad....

, Toužín, Hradišťko, Vnorovice, Staré Hobzí

Staré Hobzí

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, Janov

Janov

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, Nové Hobzí, Modletice

Modletice

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, Nové Sady

Nové Sady

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, and Písečné before crossing the border into Austria.

In Austria, it joins the German Thaya

German Thaya

The German Thaya or Austrian Thaya is a river in Lower Austria.The river originates southwest of Schweiggers at an altitude of 657.5 meters. First, it flows in north-easterly direction to the village of Vitis, where it is joined by the left tributary Jaudlingbach...

 at the city of Raabs an der Thaya

Raabs an der Thaya

Raabs an der Thaya is a municipality with 3,114 inhabitants in Waidhofen an der Thaya in the Waldviertel of Lower Austria, near the Austrian border with the Czech Republic. The area of the municipality is 134.65 square kilometers, 27.6% of which is forested.The German Thaya and the Moravian Thaya...

. From there, the unified Thaya

Thaya

The Thaya is a river in Central Europe, tributary to the Morava River. It is about 235 km long and meanders from west to east in the border area between Lower Austria and South Moravia , but does not exactly follow the border in most parts...

river flows generally eastward and re-enters the Czech Republic.