Bělá River

The Biela or Bělá or Ostrovská Bělá is a river in eastern and northern , a left tributary of the . The source is near Ostrov hamlet in the municipality of , in the , northwest of .
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  • 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.

Church
Photo: SchiDD, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stone
Photo: Sastognuti, Public domain.
A 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.

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
, the " ", is a hilltop fortress near , in , , above the town of on the left bank of the River Elbe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Königstein and Pfaffendorf.

Photo: RitaMoll, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town of 2,100 people in the near in . It is home to the Königsstein Fortress, one of the largest mountain fortresses in Europe.

Village
Photo: Norbert Kaiser, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village.

Village
Photo: Dirk Schmidt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 2½ km east of Bělá River.

Bělá River

Latitude
50.91451° or 50° 54′ 52″ north
Longitude
14.06997° or 14° 4′ 12″ east
Elevation
133 metres (436 feet)
Open location code
9F2PW379+RX
Geo­Names ID
3079386
Wiki­data ID
Q562369
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Satellite Map

Discover Bělá River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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”
  • Polish: “Biela”
  • Slovenian: “Bělá”
  • Slovenian: “Biela”
  • Spanish: “Bělá”
  • Spanish: “Río Biela”
  • Swedish: “Biela”
  • Turkish: “Biela Nehri”
  • 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.

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