Kněžná
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Kněžná Kneschna, Knieschna |
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 The Kněžná in Rychnov nad Kněžnou |
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| Water code | CZ : 1-02-01-067 | |
| location | Czech Republic | |
| River system | Elbe | |
| Drain over | Bělá → Wild eagles → Eagles → Elbe → North Sea | |
| source | on the western slope of the Pláň in the Eagle Mountains 50 ° 15 ′ 37 ″ N , 16 ° 22 ′ 51 ″ E |
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| Source height | 795 m nm | |
| muzzle | north-east of Častolovice in the Bělá coordinates: 50 ° 8 ′ 10 ″ N , 16 ° 11 ′ 47 ″ E 50 ° 8 ′ 10 ″ N , 16 ° 11 ′ 47 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 270 m nm | |
| Height difference | 525 m | |
| Bottom slope | 20 ‰ | |
| length | 26.7 km | |
| Catchment area | 94.8 km² | |
The Kněžná (German Kneschna , also Knieschna ) is a left tributary of the Bělá in the Czech Republic .
course
The Kněžná rises near Podolí on the western slope of the Pláň (873 m nm) in the Eagle Mountains . On its upper reaches it initially flows to the west, in Podolí it takes a southerly direction at the eastern foot of the Podolský vrch (737 m nm). Polanka is a settlement in its wooded valley. The further course of the Kněžná leads past Mezina, Bukový, the desert Benátky, Poříčí, Prorubky and Lukavice to the southwest into the Eagle Mountains foothills. The location of the extinct village of Benátky in the Kněžnátal is protected as a natural monument Uhřínov-Benátky.
The widening valley floor is settled on the middle reaches of the Kněžná; The villages of Panská Habrová, Městská Habrová and Rychnov nad Kněžnou extend along the stream . From Rychnov nad Kněžnou the railway line Častolovice – Rychnov nad Kněžnou – Solnice follows the course of the brook.
On its lower reaches the Kněžná flows with numerous meanders on the eagle table ( Orlická tabule ) through a shallow, wide valley, on the lean of which are the places Jámy, Bezděkov, Jedlinská Lhotka, Jedlina, Kostelecká Lhotka, Slemeno , Hradisko and Synkov.
After 26.7 kilometers, the Kněžná flows northeast from Častolovice in the Bělá . The catchment area of the Kněžná is 94.8 km². The mean flow rate is 0.90 m³ / s.
Tributaries
- Kačerovský potok (l), near Svatý Jan
- Uhřínovský potok (r), near Benátky
- Lukavice (r), in Lukavice
- Liberský potok (l), near Panská Habrová
- Javornický potok (l), near Městská Habrová
- Jahodovský potok (l), near Jámy