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Mulde
Mulde in Zwickau
Mulde in Zwickau
Zwickauer Mulde and Freiberger Mulde
Elbe
Germany
124 km (252 km from the source)
63 m

The Mulde is a river in Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is a tributary of the Elbe and 124 km in length. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2000x1144, 1015 KB) Zwickauer Mulde This image shows the river Zwickauer Mulde in Zwickau/Germany. ... Zwickau is a city of Germany, in the Bundesland Saxony (Sachsen), situated in a valley at the foot of the Erzgebirge, on the left bank of the Zwickauer Mulde, 130 km (82 miles) southwest of Dresden, south of Leipzig and south west of Chemnitz. ... The Mulde is a river in Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. ... The Mulde is a river in Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. ... The Elbe River (Czech Labe (help· info), Sorbian/Lusatian Łobjo, German Elbe) is one of the major waterways of Central Europe. ... The Murray River in Australia. ... The Free State of Saxony (German: Freistaat Sachsen; Sorbian: Swobodny Stata Sakska) is at a land area of 18,413 km² and a population of 4. ... With an area of 20,447 km² and a population of 2. ... The Elbe River (Czech Labe (help· info), Sorbian/Lusatian Łobjo, German Elbe) is one of the major waterways of Central Europe. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ...


The river is formed by the confluence, near Colditz, of the Zwickauer Mulde (running through Zwickau) and the Freiberger Mulde (with Freiberg on its banks), both rising from the Ore Mountains. From here the river runs northwards to Saxony-Anhalt. It passes Dessau, the old capital of Anhalt, and enters shortly after the Elbe River. In August 2002 a flood caused severe damage, that even endangered the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Dessau-Wörlitzer Gartenreich" and the city Dessau. Especially the cities of Döbeln and Grimma suffered from the damages of the flood. Colditz is a city in Saxony, Germany, located at the banks of the river Mulde. ... Zwickau is a city of Germany, in the Bundesland Saxony (Sachsen), situated in a valley at the foot of the Erzgebirge, on the left bank of the Zwickauer Mulde, 130 km (82 miles) southwest of Dresden, south of Leipzig and south west of Chemnitz. ... Freiberg, Obermarkt square Freiberg is a city in Saxony, Germany, capital of the district Freiberg. ... In the 19th century the Erzgebirge mountains were a centre for lace making. ... Dessau is a town in Germany on the junction of the rivers Mulde and Elbe, in the Bundesland (Federal State) of Saxony-Anhalt. ... Anhalt is a historical region of Germany, which is now included in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. ... UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ... Site #86: Memphis and its Necropolis, including the Pyramids of Giza (Egypt). ... Dessau is a town in Germany on the junction of the rivers Mulde and Elbe, in the Bundesland (Federal State) of Saxony-Anhalt. ... Döbeln is a town in Saxony, capital of the district Döbeln and is located at both banks of the river Freiberger Mulde. Döbelns population peaked at 31,037 in 1950 and had fallen to just about 21,816 inhabitants by 2003. ... Grimma is a town in Saxony, Germany on the left bank of the Mulde. ...


Its name is derived from Old German (possibly Gothic) "Mulda", meaning "dust" and a cognate of English "mould"). The Gothic language (*gutiska razda, *𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰 𐍂𐌰𐌶𐌳𐌰) is an extinct Germanic language that was spoken by the Goths and specifically by the Visigoths. ... Moldy cream cheese Molds (British English: moulds) are various fungi that cover surfaces as fluffy mycelium and usually produce masses of asexual, sometimes sexual spores. ...

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Muldentalkreis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (238 words)
The district is named after its major river, the Mulde - the name Muldental means valley of the Mulde.
The Mulde is formed in the south of the district by its two confluents Freiberger Mulde and Zwickauer Mulde, and flows through the district in south-north direction.
The green color symbolizes the forests of the district, and the three flower symbols stand for the two previous districts and the municipalities from other districts which were merged together to form the current district.
Industrielles Gartenreich (365 words)
Large sections of the Mulde River have remained undeveloped, so that it is still one of the most natural flowing waters in Germany.
At one of the river catchment areas of the Mulde River, an outline for planning commenced with the aim of counteracting artificial boundaries and the further fragmentation of space, on the one hand, and of finding solutions both to preserve and develop the landscape of the Mulde River catchment area on the other.
The re-establishment of the interlocking system connecting the waters, riverside meadows and forests of the Mulde River was proposed as a unique opportunity to effectively regenerate the natural balance - beyond regional borders - in the course of redeveloping Goitzsche pit mine.
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