Rolava

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Rolava
Rolava river.JPG
Data
Water code CZ : 1-13-01-153
location Czech Republic
River system Elbe
Drain over Eger  → Elbe  → North Sea
source North of Rolava (Přebuz) , south of the raised bog “ Großer Kranichsee
50 ° 24 ′ 20 ″  N , 12 ° 36 ′ 44 ″  E
Source height 921  m nm
muzzle In the Karlovy Vary district Rybáře (Fischern) in the Eger coordinates: 50 ° 13 ′ 56 ″  N , 12 ° 50 ′ 45 ″  E 50 ° 13 ′ 56 ″  N , 12 ° 50 ′ 45 ″  E
Mouth height 370  m nm
Height difference 551 m
Bottom slope 15 ‰
length 36.7 km
Catchment area 137.3 km²
Left tributaries Jelení potok, Černá voda, Bílý potok, Limnice
Right tributaries Rudný potok, Nejdecký potok

The Rolava (German: Rohlau ) is a left tributary of the Eger (Czech. Ohře ) in the north-west of the Czech Republic .

course

It rises in the Bohemian Ore Mountains about two km north of the village Rolava near the border with Saxony on Jeřábí vrch ( pole height , 965 m nm). To the north of its source is the Großer Kranichsee high moor , some of which the Rolava absorbs water. In its course in predominantly south-east of the river flows through the deserted village Chaloupky and takes shortly after that of deer stand ( Jelení coming) Blackwater on. Then the Rohlau flows through Neuhammer ( Nové Hamry ), the former district town of Neudek ( Nejdek ) and the towns of Nová Role and Stará Role, which are known for their porcelain factories . In Karlovy Vary it flows into the Eger to the west of the town center.

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