Confluence: Elbe - Orlice
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robbe7
N 50° 12.213 E 015° 49.485
33U E 558857 N 5561588
Soutok rek Labe a Orlice v Hradci Králové /The confluence of the rivers Elbe and Orlice in Hradec Kralove.
Waymark Code: WMBCM3
Location: Královéhradecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 05/06/2011
Views: 106
The Elbe River basin, comprising the Elbe and its tributaries, has a catchment area of 148,268 square kilometres (57,247 sq mi), the fourth largest in Europe. The basin spans four countries, with its largest parts in Germany (65.5%) and the Czech Republic (33.7%). Much smaller parts lie in Austria (0.6%) and Poland (0.2%). The basin is inhabited by 24.5 million people.
Orlice (EBG: Eagle, GER: Adler) is a river in the Czech Republic. Part of the river acts as the international boundary between the Czech Republic and Poland. It is tributary of the Labe river, to which it enters in Hradec Králové. Its main tributaries are Divoká Orlice and Tichá Orlice.
Parking Coordinates: N 50° 12.440 E 015° 49.836
Trailhead Coordinates: Not listed
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