Žirovnice (river)
| Žirovnice | ||
 The Žirovnice in Jarošov |
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| Data | ||
| location | Czech Republic | |
| River system | Elbe | |
| Drain over | Nežárka → Lainsitz → Moldau → Elbe → North Sea | |
| source | northeast of the village of Pelec near Častrov | |
| Source height | 658 m nm | |
| confluence | at Jarošov nad Nežárkou with the Kamenice to Nežárka coordinates: 49 ° 11 ′ 15 ″ N , 15 ° 3 ′ 54 ″ E 49 ° 11 ′ 15 ″ N , 15 ° 3 ′ 54 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 471 m nm | |
| Height difference | 187 m | |
| Bottom slope | 6.3 ‰ | |
| length | 29.9 km | |
| Catchment area | 128.6 km² | |
The Žirovnice is the left headwaters of the Nežárka in the Czech Republic .
course
It rises at an altitude of 658 m to the northeast of the village of Pelec near Častrov in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands .
The towns of Častrov and Žirovnice lie on its course in a southerly direction , where it turns to the southwest. About Vlčetín, Bednáreček , Kamenný Malíkov , Hostějeves, Pejdlova Rosička and Bednárec the Žirovnice flows to Jarošov nad Nežárkou , where it is 29.9 km at 471 m above sea level. M. united with the Kamenice to form Nežárka.
The Žirovnice has a catchment area of 128.6 km². Along its course it is dammed in several fish ponds.
Tributaries
- Barborský potok (l), Častrov
- Počátecký potok (l), Žirovnice
- Brodek (r), Vlčetín