Confluence of Elbe-Vltava, Melník, Czech Republic
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N 50° 21.022 E 014° 28.391
33U E 462520 N 5577719
This orientation table is located above the confluence of the two largest Czech rivers
Waymark Code: WMCJDW
Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 09/12/2011
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The River Vltava is the longest river in The Czech Republic. The best-known of the classical Czech composer Bedrich Smetana's (
visit link) set of six symphonic poems Má vlast ("My Motherland") is called Vltava (or The Moldau), and is a musical depiction of the river's course through Bohemia.
The River Elbe is one of the longest rivers in Europe. The Elbe is almost the only Czech river whose gender is not feminine. At its confluence with The Vltava, it has a smaller flow and it is shorter from its source, but The Elbe is not considered the tributary of The Vltava.
The Elbe got its name from The Celts, who were inhabiting its drainage area (including the area of The Czech Republic) during The Old Ages. The original Celtic word (perhaps ´elb´) simply meant “(big) river” and it appears in the names of many rivers in Sweden (alv, Lule alv, Pite alv, etc). According to some sources, its name is of Indo-European origin, which means white, bright, clear. In Antique sources, the river is mentioned as The Albis, meaning white, bright, clear. Its Czech name is probably derived from The Germanic word Alba, with the help of an anagram.