Berounka

Berounka with their headwaters Mže ( in the north) and Radbuza ( in the south)

Berounka under the castle Krašov

The Berounka ( German: Beroun, formerly Mies ) is a 139.1 km long tributary of the Vltava River in the western Czech Republic.

It arises in Pilsen by the confluence of Mže Úhlava and Radbuza. From there, their water flows in an easterly direction to Prague, where it flows into the Vltava river in Lahovice district.

The name Berounka is a modern name for the former part of the lower flow Mže. The benefits derived from Beroun city name sat in the 17th century. gradually. The catchment area of ​​8861 km ² comprises Berounka.

Flood

The Berounka versachte multiple heavy Hochwaaserschäden. In 1830, the river between Radotín and Modřany dug a new bed.

1872

In the night of 25 May 26, 1872, the lower valley of the Berounka was hit by torrential rains of a tidal wave. In Hředle the floods swept away houses, ten of the 75, another 25 have been ruined, while 29 people died. Were flooded completely the villages Srbsko, Tréban, Mokropsy and Černošic and the lower part of Dobrichovice including the church. On the railway line Prague - Pilsen flood caused damages in the amount of 231 691 guilders, stations Karlstejn, Beroun and Řevnice were flooded. On the morning of May 26 one of the stone pillar of built after the ship grain system railway bridge Mokropsy was washed away, the iron structure of the bridge stopped, however.

Inflows

• Střela ( l), at Liblín
• Rakovnický Potok ( l), at Roztoky
• Klíčava ( l), in Smečno
• Vůznice ( l) between Žloukovice and Nižbor
• Litavka (r ), in Beroun
• Loděnice ( l), between Tetín and Srbsko