Zwönitz (river)

Zwoenitz north of Thalheim

The Zwoenitz (from the Sorbian Zvonica - the Chime ) or Zwoenitz Bach is the 39 km-long eastern source river of Chemnitz in Saxony, Germany.

Course

The river rises in the Erzgebirge, on the southwestern edge of Geyer 's plate between the stone and the Treasury Upper robes. Their main sources are located 640-660 m. ü. NN. between cities and Zwoenitz Elterlein. On the northern slope of the black stone, and on the western edge of the forest Geyer 's smaller source arms reach even higher, up to a maximum of 730 m. The 39.2 km long Zwoenitz runs in a northerly direction through the towns Zwoenitz and Thalheim, until it comes together in the district of Chemnitz Altchemnitz with the Würschnitz and forms from there to the river Chemnitz.

Its catchment area is 144 km ², its slope approximately 350 m. The Zwoenitz has as a stream of the middle and lower mountain regions a simple water regime. Their average runoff is due to the influence of high rainfall Geyer 's plate is relatively high. For the location Zwoenitz s ( level Altchemnitz 1) 0.41 m³ / s, according to the mouth of the creek Gornsdorfer 1.12 m³ / s, and near the mouth Zwoenitz 2.14 m³ / indicated.

The Kemtau to run at right angles to the upper Gebirgsabdachung Zwönitztal suggests an old plant, which dates back to the time before the uplift of the Erzgebirgsscholle. The trough line is also the continuation of the flow direction of the river Mulde above the Talk Nick at Aue.