Thuringian Muschwitz
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| Water code | DE : 56168 | |
| location | District of Hof , Saale-Orla district | |
| River system | Elbe | |
| Drain over | Selbitz → Saale → Elbe → North Sea | |
| source | at Schlegel 50 ° 23 ′ 59 ″ N , 11 ° 34 ′ 46 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 645 m | |
| muzzle | in Lichtenberg -Blechschmidtenhammer in the Selbitz coordinates: 50 ° 23 '41 " N , 11 ° 41' 29" E 50 ° 23 '41 " N , 11 ° 41' 29" E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 425 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 220 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 25 ‰ | |
| length | 8.9 km | |
The Thüringische Muschwitz is a 9.4 km long border stream between Bavaria and Thuringia.
course
Like the Franconian Muschwitz, it rises on the watershed between the Elbe and the Rhine near the 726 meter high Kulmberg near Schlegel . It flows into the Selbitz from the left and west at Blechschmidtenhammer, a district of the city of Lichtenberg in the Bavarian district of Hof , and a little before Blankenstein in the Thuringian Saale-Orla district .
additional
The entire stream and the adjacent valley zones are designated as a nature reserve with an area of 22 hectares.
Origin of name
The origin of the name is not clear, but probably of Slavic origin. In this case, it can be traced back to Moš'ovica (Moosbach), which actually means moss . The Thuringian Muschwitz would thus be the Thuringian Moosbach.