Schwesnitz

The Schwesnitz shortly before its confluence with the Saale in Oberkotzau

The Schwesnitz is a right tributary of the Saxon Saale in the district of Hof in Upper Franconia.

It begins in Rehau at the confluence of Perlenbach and Höllbach and flows in a meadow valley - always accompanied by the final section of the railway line Cheb Oberkotzau - to the west. They passed the Rehauer district Wurlitz and the nature reserve Wojaleite and finally reached in Oberkotzau the Saale.

Until a few decades ago Schwesnitz was heavily impacted by wastewater from industrial plants in Rehau (including leather production ), but today she again has a good water quality.

Hiking trail along the Schwesnitz between Wurlitz and Oberkotzau