Polenz (river)
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The Polenz is the right-hand, smaller headstream of the Lachsbach
in the German state of Saxony
. Its lower course flows through the western Elbe Sandstone Mountains
in a canyon
-like valley.
.
The Polenz is the right-hand, smaller headstream of the Lachsbach
in the German state of Saxony
. Its lower course flows through the western Elbe Sandstone Mountains
in a canyon
-like valley.
.
The Polenz is the right-hand, smaller headstream of the Lachsbach
in the German state of Saxony
. Its lower course flows through the western Elbe Sandstone Mountains
in a canyon
-like valley.
.
Lachsbach
The Lachsbach, also called the Rathmannsdorfer Bach, is the largest, right-hand tributary of the Elbe in Saxon Switzerland.- Geography :The Lachsbach is formed by the merger of its headstreams, the Sebnitz and Polenz in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains near Porschdorf...
in the German state of Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
. Its lower course flows through the western Elbe Sandstone Mountains
Elbe Sandstone Mountains
The Elbe Sandstone Mountains, also called the Elbe sandstone highlands is a mountain range straddling the border between the state of Saxony in southeastern Germany and the North Bohemian region of the Czech Republic, with about three-quarters of the area lying on the German side...
in a canyon
Canyon
A canyon or gorge is a deep ravine between cliffs often carved from the landscape by a river. Rivers have a natural tendency to reach a baseline elevation, which is the same elevation as the body of water it will eventually drain into. This forms a canyon. Most canyons were formed by a process of...
-like valley.
Geography
The Polenz rises from nine springs on the German-Czech border between the villages of Langburkersdorf and Nová Víska (Neudörfel). The springs are located southwest of the 461 m high Roubený (Raupenberg) mainly on German territory and unite at a height of 363 m above sea level. The upper reaches of the Polenz form the natural boundary between the Hohwald and Saxon SwitzerlandSaxon Switzerland
Saxon Switzerland is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sandstone Mountains....
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Tributaries
The most important tributaries of the Polenz are the:- Laubbach, Langburkersdorf
- Schluckenbach, Neustadt in Sachsen
- Lohbach, Neustadt in Sachsen
- Flemigbach, Polenz
- Rückersdorfer Bach, below Polenz
- Cunnersdorfer Bach, by the Bock Mill
- Goldflüßchen, at the Heeselicht Mill
- Bärenhohlflüßchen, above the Rußig Mill
- Schindergraben, at Hockstein
- Tiefergrundbach, at the Frinzthal Mill
The Polenz is the right-hand, smaller headstream of the Lachsbach
Lachsbach
The Lachsbach, also called the Rathmannsdorfer Bach, is the largest, right-hand tributary of the Elbe in Saxon Switzerland.- Geography :The Lachsbach is formed by the merger of its headstreams, the Sebnitz and Polenz in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains near Porschdorf...
in the German state of Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
. Its lower course flows through the western Elbe Sandstone Mountains
Elbe Sandstone Mountains
The Elbe Sandstone Mountains, also called the Elbe sandstone highlands is a mountain range straddling the border between the state of Saxony in southeastern Germany and the North Bohemian region of the Czech Republic, with about three-quarters of the area lying on the German side...
in a canyon
Canyon
A canyon or gorge is a deep ravine between cliffs often carved from the landscape by a river. Rivers have a natural tendency to reach a baseline elevation, which is the same elevation as the body of water it will eventually drain into. This forms a canyon. Most canyons were formed by a process of...
-like valley.
Geography
The Polenz rises from nine springs on the German-Czech border between the villages of Langburkersdorf and Nová Víska (Neudörfel). The springs are located southwest of the 461 m high Roubený (Raupenberg) mainly on German territory and unite at a height of 363 m above sea level. The upper reaches of the Polenz form the natural boundary between the Hohwald and Saxon SwitzerlandSaxon Switzerland
Saxon Switzerland is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sandstone Mountains....
.
Tributaries
The most important tributaries of the Polenz are the:- Laubbach, Langburkersdorf
- Schluckenbach, Neustadt in Sachsen
- Lohbach, Neustadt in Sachsen
- Flemigbach, Polenz
- Rückersdorfer Bach, below Polenz
- Cunnersdorfer Bach, by the Bock Mill
- Goldflüßchen, at the Heeselicht Mill
- Bärenhohlflüßchen, above the Rußig Mill
- Schindergraben, at Hockstein
- Tiefergrundbach, at the Frinzthal Mill
The Polenz is the right-hand, smaller headstream of the Lachsbach
Lachsbach
The Lachsbach, also called the Rathmannsdorfer Bach, is the largest, right-hand tributary of the Elbe in Saxon Switzerland.- Geography :The Lachsbach is formed by the merger of its headstreams, the Sebnitz and Polenz in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains near Porschdorf...
in the German state of Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
. Its lower course flows through the western Elbe Sandstone Mountains
Elbe Sandstone Mountains
The Elbe Sandstone Mountains, also called the Elbe sandstone highlands is a mountain range straddling the border between the state of Saxony in southeastern Germany and the North Bohemian region of the Czech Republic, with about three-quarters of the area lying on the German side...
in a canyon
Canyon
A canyon or gorge is a deep ravine between cliffs often carved from the landscape by a river. Rivers have a natural tendency to reach a baseline elevation, which is the same elevation as the body of water it will eventually drain into. This forms a canyon. Most canyons were formed by a process of...
-like valley.
Geography
The Polenz rises from nine springs on the German-Czech border between the villages of Langburkersdorf and Nová Víska (Neudörfel). The springs are located southwest of the 461 m high Roubený (Raupenberg) mainly on German territory and unite at a height of 363 m above sea level. The upper reaches of the Polenz form the natural boundary between the Hohwald and Saxon SwitzerlandSaxon Switzerland
Saxon Switzerland is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sandstone Mountains....
.
Tributaries
The most important tributaries of the Polenz are the:- Laubbach, Langburkersdorf
- Schluckenbach, Neustadt in Sachsen
- Lohbach, Neustadt in Sachsen
- Flemigbach, Polenz
- Rückersdorfer Bach, below Polenz
- Cunnersdorfer Bach, by the Bock Mill
- Goldflüßchen, at the Heeselicht Mill
- Bärenhohlflüßchen, above the Rußig Mill
- Schindergraben, at Hockstein
- Tiefergrundbach, at the Frinzthal Mill