Pleiße

The Pleiße is a river of Saxony and Thuringia, Germany.

Pleiße
The Pleiße in Markkleeberg, near Leipzig
Location
Country	Germany
States	Saxony and Thuringia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Drei-Linden-Brunnen (formerly Alboldsbrunnen) in Ebersbrunn near Zwickau
• coordinates	50°38′51″N 12°25′31″E
• elevation	443 m
Mouth
• location	White Elster (Elster flood plain) in Leipzig
• coordinates	51°19′21″N 12°21′27″E
• elevation	103 m
Length	90 km
Basin size	1,876 km2 (724 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	White Elster→ Saale→ Elbe→ North Sea
Landmarks	Cities: Leipzig Large towns: Werdau, Crimmitschau, Altenburg, Markkleeberg Small towns: Gößnitz, Regis-Breitingen, Rötha, Böhlen
Tributaries
• left	Koberbach, Sprotte
• right	Paradiesbach, Wyhra, Gösel
Inland ports	none
Navigable	no

The Pleiße has its source southwest of Zwickau at Ebersbrunn, then flows through Werdau, Crimmitschau, Altenburg, and other towns and villages in Saxony and Thuringia, before flowing from the right into the White Elster in Leipzig.

The river originally had a natural length of 115 km (71 mi); however, south of Leipzig, it has been straightened, which shortened it to around 90 km (56 mi).

See also

• Kleine Pleiße
• Leipzig River Network
• List of rivers of Saxony
• List of rivers of Thuringia

Notes

• The information in this article is based on and/or translated from its German equivalent.

External links

• Schumann, August (1821). "Die Pleiße". Vollständiges Staats-, Post- und Zeitungslexikon von Sachsen (in German). Vol. 8. Zwickau. p. 396.