Zschopau
The Zschopau is a 130-kilometre-long river in Saxony, Germany, and a left tributary of the Freiberger Mulde. The origin of the name is not precisely documented, possibly Slavic skapp; rock, cliff or sorb.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Germany
- Also known as: “Sapava” and “Цшопау”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Schweta Manor, Döbeln and Limmritz (Sachs) railway stop.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Westewitz and Ziegra.
Saalbach
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Zschopau
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.12911° or 51° 7′ 45″ north
Longitude
13.05221° or 13° 3′ 8″ east
Elevation
156 metres (512 feet)
Open location code
9F3M43H2+JV
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Venetian—“Zschopau” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Zschopau”
- Bavarian: “Zschopau”
- Belarusian: “Чопау”
- Catalan: “Zschopau”
- Cebuano: “Zschopau”
- Chinese: “喬保河”
- Czech: “Šopava”
- Czech: “Zschopau”
- Dutch: “Zschopau”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر زستشوپاو”
- French: “Zschopau”
- German: “Zschopau”
- Irish: “Zschopau”
- Lower Sorbian: “Sapawa”
- Macedonian: “Чопау”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Zschopau”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Zschopau”
- Polish: “Zschopau”
- Russian: “Чопау”
- Spanish: “Zschopau”
- Ukrainian: “Чопау”
- Upper Sorbian: “Sapawa”
- Venetian: “Fiume Zschopau”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Schweta and Technitz.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Limmritz (Sachs) and Pfaffen-Berg.
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Worth a closer look: Dresden and Leipzig.
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