Svitávka | |
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Countries | Germany, Czech Republic |
Region | Saxony |
Basin features | |
River mouth |
Ploučnice 50°39′36″N 14°37′31″E / 50.66000°N 14.62528°ECoordinates: 50°39′36″N 14°37′31″E / 50.66000°N 14.62528°E |
Svitávka (German: Zwittebach) is a river in Bohemia (Czech Republic) and Saxony (Germany). It is a right tributary of the Ploučnice, which it joins near Zákupy. Its source is in the Zittau Mountains, near Jonsdorf. After about 1 km it crosses the Czech border and flows further south, through Mařenice, Kunratice u Cvikova, Velenice and Zákupy.