Svitavka

Svitavka
Zwittebach
The Svitavka in Zákupy
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Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationJonsdorf, Lusatian Mountains
 • coordinates50°51′8″N 14°40′25″E / 50.85222°N 14.67361°E / 50.85222; 14.67361
 • elevation586 m (1,923 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Ploučnice
 • coordinates
50°39′36″N 14°37′31″E / 50.66000°N 14.62528°E / 50.66000; 14.62528
 • elevation
254 m (833 ft)
Length37.1 km (23.1 mi)
Basin size132.5 km2 (51.2 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average1.16 m3/s (41 cu ft/s) near estuary
Basin features
ProgressionPloučniceElbeNorth Sea

The Svitavka (also called Svitávka; German: Zwittebach) is a river in the Czech Republic and Germany, a right tributary of the Ploučnice. It flows mostly through the Liberec Region in the Czech Republic, but it originates in Saxony in Germany. It is 37.1 km (23.1 mi) long.