Sormitz

The catchment area of ​​Loquitz with the Sormitz as eastern main river

The Sormitz in the city park Wurzbach

The Sormitz is a 29.2 km long tributary of the Loquitz in Thuringia.

It begins at the confluence of long water and Oßlabach in the park of Wurzbach. Shortly thereafter, the B 90 and the railway line Hockeroda - Unterlemnitz from Saalfeld to Bad Lobenstein reach the valley. They accompany the Sormitz to its mouth. The Sormitz now winds its way northwest through a narrow, deep, gorge -like valley. Due to the narrowness there are no places, but only a few mills in the valley. On both sides of the river disused slate quarries are still visible. After about 16 km you will reach the people Sormitz mountain, where the valley widens slightly. Four kilometers down from the mountain people it opens in Hockeroda from the right in the Loquitz, a tributary of the Saale.

Naming

The origin of the name is no longer safe to be clarified. It is assumed that the origin of the Slavic Sb'rbica or Sb'rbici. The name would mean in this case sorbent stream.