Divoká Orlice

The Wild eagle, also called the upper reaches Erlitz, (Czech: Divoká Orlice, Polish Dzika Orlica ) rises in the moors Topielsko and Czarne Bagno on the western slope of the Biesiec ( Dead Man ) in Habelschwerdter mountains in Poland. The source is located at an altitude of 800 meters. From the confluence with the Černý Potok ( Schwarzenbach ) it forms over a length of 26 kilometers, the Polish- Czech border and separates the Eagle Mountains from Habelschwerdter Mountains. The border area ends at the reserve Zemská brána. Under Klášterec nad Orlicí Lhotka and there is a water reservoir Pastviny with a balancing reservoir at the place Nekoř. The river continues to flow past Líšnice, Žamberk ( Senftenberg ), Helvíkovice ( Helkowitz ) and Kostelec nad Orlicí ( Adlerkosteletz ). The section between Litice Orlicí and Potštejn forms a valley with numerous Litický oblouk called rapids. After Doudleby and Kostelec nad Orlicí calmed down the river. At the narrowest point, he has an average flow rate of 11.5 m³ / s Larger inflows are from right Rokytenka, Zdobnice, Bela and Bahnice, left hand Brodec.

In Albrechtice nad Orlicí (Albrecht village), the Wild eagle combined with the silent eagle for eagle. Their total length is 99.3 kilometers.

• Elbe river system
• River in Europe
• River in Poland
• River in the Czech Republic
• Eagle Mountains