You Are Here - Pisek (Otava river bank), Czech Republic
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N 49° 18.492 E 014° 08.674
33U E 437818 N 5462069
You Are Here [CZ: Zde stojíte] beside Otava river bank.
Waymark Code: WMNMNJ
Location: Jihočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 04/05/2015
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The Otava river is the third biggest South Bohemian river. It is the left tributary of the Vltava river; they join below the Zvíkov castle at the beginning of the Orlík Dam.
The Otava river originates in the confluence of the Kremelná and Vydra rivers near the small village Cenkova Pila. The headstream is the Vydra river, which springs as the Modravský Potok (Modrava Stream) about 1,200 m a.s.l.
The Otava river runs from the beginning in the stony bed with rapids through the narrow valley. The first bigger tributary is the Losenice river, which empties into the Otava river from the left side near the small village Rejštejn. Then Otava flows to the town Sušice. Ahead of the town the river slows the stream down in the wide and open valley. Then it runs around the large ruins of the Rabí castle and it heads to the towns Horaždovice and Strakonice. In Strakonice there is a confluence with the Volynka river (from the left side) below the Strakonice castle. The Blanice river flows into Otava from the right side ahead of the town Písek. The stone bridge from the 13th century, one of the oldest bridges in Central Europe, spans the river in Písek.
Location Name: Otava river bank
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