Orlice
Appearance
Orlice | |
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![]() Tichá Orlice between Ústí nad Orlicí and Libchavy | |
Location | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | |
• location | Elbe |
• coordinates | 50°12′12″N 15°49′30″E / 50.2034°N 15.8249°E |
Length | 32.5 km (20.2 mi) |
Basin size | 2,040 km2 (790 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Elbe→ North Sea |
Orlice (German: Adler) is a river in the Czech Republic. It is tributary of the Labe (Elbe) river, which it enters in the city of Hradec Králové. Its main tributaries are Divoká Orlice and Tichá Orlice. Part of the Divoká Orlice acts as the international boundary between the Czech Republic and Poland. It is 32.5 km long, and its basin area is about 2,040 km2, of which 1,965 km2 in the Czech Republic.[1]
References
- ^ "Charakteristiky toků a povodí ČR - Orlice" (in Czech). VÚV TGM. Retrieved 2018-05-08.