Svitava (river)
Template:Infobox river The Svitava (Template:Langx) is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Svratka River. It flows through the Pardubice and South Moravian regions. It is Template:Convert long.
Etymology
[edit]The river's name referred to its clear water and was derived from svítat, which meant "[be] clear" in Old Czech.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The river is first documented in 1125 in Chronica Boemorum.<ref name=svitavy>Template:Cite web</ref>
Characteristic
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The Svitava originates in the territory of Svitavy in the Svitavy Uplands at an elevation of Template:Cvt and flows to Brno, where it enters the Svratka River at an elevation of Template:Cvt. It is Template:Convert long. Its drainage basin has an area of Template:Convert.<ref name=dibavod>Template:Cite web</ref>
The longest tributaries of the Svitava are:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
| Tributary | Length (km) | River km | Side |
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| Křetínka | 31.4 | 66.4 | right |
| Punkva | 26.4 | 32.9 | left |
| Bělá | 21.4 | 49.5 | left |
| Semíč | 17.9 | 55.2 | left |
| Býkovka | 16.1 | 40.6 | right |
| Úmoří | 16.0 | 51.2 | right |
| Křtinský potok | 15.5 | 24.7 | left |
Settlements
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The river valley is densely populated and there are many relatively notable settlements on the river.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Apart from the city of Brno, the most significant towns on the river are Blansko and Svitavy, named after the river.<ref name=svitavy/> The river flows through the municipal territories of Svitavy, Hradec nad Svitavou, Banín, Březová nad Svitavou, Brněnec, Rozhraní, Stvolová, Skrchov, Letovice, Svitávka, Boskovice, Skalice nad Svitavou, Lhota Rapotina, Doubravice nad Svitavou, Rájec-Jestřebí, Ráječko, Blansko, Olomučany, Adamov, Bílovice nad Svitavou and Brno.
Bodies of water
[edit]There are 583 bodies of water in the basin area. The largest of them is the Letovice Reservoir with an area of Template:Cvt, built on the Křetínka.<ref name=dibavod/> Two fishponds are built on the upper course of the Svitava.
Use
[edit]There are a large number of mills and hydroelectric power stations on the river.<ref name=padler>Template:Cite web</ref>
Tourism
[edit]The Svitava is suitable for river tourism. The river is navigable all year round, but there are many weirs on it. The most popular section for paddlers is between Letovice and Blansko.<ref name=padler/>
See also
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[edit]External links
[edit]- River flow at Bílovice nad Svitavou station – Flood Warning and Forecasting Service of the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute