Preßnitz
The Preßnitz is a right-hand tributary of the Zschopau River in the state of Saxony in eastern Germany and in the Czech Republic. It rises in the Bohemian part of the Ore Mountains near Horní Halže.Photo: Aagnverglaser, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Germany and the Czech Republic
- Also known as: “Pressnitz” and “Pressnitz Bach”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wolkenstein railway station and Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Schönbrunn.
Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Schönbrunn
Historic site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Schönbrunn is a historic site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gehringswalde and Warmbad.
Gehringswalde
Village
Gehringswalde, a so-called Waldhufendorf, is situated about 1.5 km east of Wolkenstein in the Ore Mountains. It extends for about 1.5 km along the valley of a stream which joins the Zschopau river ca. Gehringswalde is situated 3 km northeast of Preßnitz.
Warmbad
Village
Photo: Liesel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Warmbad is a village, which is situated 3 km north of Preßnitz.
Plattenthal
Village
Photo: Aagnverglaser, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plattenthal is a village, which is situated 4 km south of Preßnitz.
Preßnitz
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Czech Republic, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Swedish—“Preßnitz” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Preßnitz”
- Catalan: “Preßnitz”
- Cebuano: “Preßnitz”
- Chinese: “普雷斯尼茨河”
- Czech: “Přísečnice”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر پريسنيتز”
- German: “Preßnitz”
- German: “Preßnitztal”
- Irish: “Preßnitz”
- Swedish: “Preßnitz”
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