Bělá River
The Biela or Bělá or Ostrovská Bělá is a river in eastern Germany and northern Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Elbe. The source is near Ostrov hamlet in the municipality of Tisá, in the Bohemian Switzerland, northwest of Děčín.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Michael Fiegle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: small river in northern Czech Republic (1 km) and eastern Germany (17 km)
- Also known as: “Bělá” and “Biela”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of the Immaculate Conception and Hunger stone.
Hunger stone
Stone
Photo: Sastognuti, Public domain.
A hunger stone is a type of hydrological landmark common in Central Europe. Hunger stones serve as famine memorials and warnings and were erected in Germany and in ethnic German settlements throughout Europe in the 15th through 19th centuries.
Königstein Fortress
Königstein Fortress, the "Saxon Bastille", is a hilltop fortress near Dresden, in Saxon Switzerland, Germany, above the town of Königstein on the left bank of the River Elbe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Königstein and Pfaffendorf.
Königstein
Photo: RitaMoll, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Königstein is a town of 2,100 people in the Saxon Switzerland near Dresden in Germany. It is home to the Königsstein Fortress, one of the largest mountain fortresses in Europe.
Gohrisch
Village
Photo: Dirk Schmidt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gohrisch is a village, which is situated 2½ km east of Bělá River.
Bělá River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Czech Republic, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Bělá River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Venetian—“Bělá River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Biela”
- Catalan: “Bělá”
- Catalan: “Biela”
- Cebuano: “Biela”
- Chinese: “貝拉河”
- Czech: “Bělá”
- Czech: “Ostrovská Bělá”
- Danish: “Biela”
- Dutch: “Biela”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر بيلا”
- Esperanto: “Bělá”
- Esperanto: “Biela”
- French: “Bělá”
- French: “Biela”
- German: “Bělá”
- German: “Biela”
- Irish: “Biela”
- Italian: “Bělá”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Biela”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Biela”
- Norwegian: “Biela”
- Slovenian: “Bělá”
- Slovenian: “Biela”
- Spanish: “Bělá”
- Spanish: “Río Biela”
- Swedish: “Biela”
- Uzbek: “Biela daryosi”
- Venetian: “Fiume Biela”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Halbestadt and Hütten.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Königstein (Sächs Schweiz) and Diebskeller.
Czech Republic: Must-Visit Destinations
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bělá River”. Photo: Michael Fiegle, CC BY-SA 3.0.