Svratka (river)
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Svratka | |
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Confluence of Svratka (left) and Svitava rivers | |
Basin | |
Main source | Bohemian-Moravian Highlands |
River mouth | Dyje River |
Size | 7115.60 km² |
Countries | Czech Republic |
Physiognomy | |
Length | 168.5 km |
Avg. discharge | 27 ³/s near estuary |
The Svratka (Czech pronunciation: [ˈsvratka]), formerly Švarcava (German: Schwarzach) is a river in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic with a length of 173.9 km. It rises in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, converges with the Svitava in Brno, and flows into the Dyje (Thaya) a near Mikulov. The river is known in the local Moravian dialect as the Švarcava (from the German name of the river Schwarzach).
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Coordinates: 48°54′16″N 16°36′44″E / 48.90444°N 16.61222°E
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