- right Nežárka Length 208 km Discharge 24.3 m³/s Mouth Vltava | - average 24.3 m/s (858 cu ft/s) Basin area 4,226 km² Source elevation 970 m Countries Czech Republic, Austria | |
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- location Gratzener Berge, Austria | ||
The Lužnice ( [ˈluʒɲɪtsɛ]; German: Lainsitz) is a river in the Czech Republic (204 km) starting in Austria (4 km). It flows into the Vltava river in Týn nad Vltavou (approximately 50 km north of České Budějovice). The river drains 4,226 square kilometers.
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Map of Lu%C5%BEnice
The river was first mentioned in sources in the year 1179. The name was derived from an old Czech word for water flowing through meadows.
Several places on the river are popular destinations for recreation and canoeing.
Towns and cities on the Lužnice riverEdit
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Lužnice (river) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA