Rolava

The Rolava (German: Rohlau) is a left tributary of the Eger river (Czech: Ohře) in the northwest of the Czech Republic. It is 36.7 kilometres (22.8 mi) long, and its basin area is 138 square kilometres (53 sq mi).[1]

Rolava
View of the Upper Rolava valley near Chaloupky
Location
CountryCzech Republic
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationnorth of Rolava (Přebuz), south of the Großer Kranichsee raised bog
Mouth 
  location
In the Karlovy Vary quarter of Rybáře (Fischern) into the Ohře
  coordinates
50°13′56″N 12°50′45″E
Length36.7 km (22.8 mi)
Basin size138.0 km (85.7 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionOhřeElbeNorth Sea

It rises in the Bohemian part of the Ore Mountains about 2 km north of the village of Rolava near the border with Saxony. North of its source is the raised bog of Großer Kranichsee, whose waters the Rolava partly collects. During its course in a mainly southeasterly direction the river flows through the abandoned village of Chaloupky and is joined by the Schwarzwasser stream coming from Hirschenstand (Jelení). It then flows through Neuhammer (Nové Hamry), the former district capital of Neudek (Nejdek) and the villages of Nová Role and Stará Role, known for their porcelain factories. In Karlovy Vary its discharges into the Eger west of the town centre.

References

  1. "Charakteristiky toků a povodí ČR - Rolava" (PDF) (in Czech). VÚV TGM. Retrieved 2018-05-08.


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