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Chemnitz (river)

Coordinates: 50°59′15″N 12°46′28″E / 50.98750°N 12.77444°E / 50.98750; 12.77444
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Chemnitz
Chemnitz River in May 2014
Location
CountryGermany
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationZwönitz and Würschnitz
Mouth 
 • location
Zwickauer Mulde
 • coordinates
50°59′15″N 12°46′28″E / 50.98750°N 12.77444°E / 50.98750; 12.77444
Length75 km (47 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionZwickauer MuldeMuldeElbeNorth Sea

The Chemnitz is a river in Saxony, Germany, a right tributary of the Zwickauer Mulde. It gave name to the city of Chemnitz, where it is formed by the smaller rivers Zwönitz and Würschnitz. It joins the Zwickauer Mulde near Wechselburg, south of Rochlitz and has a total length of 75 km (47 mi).

On 22 June 1930, a bridge over the Chemnitz River collapsed, plunging 200 spectators who had been crowding on the bridge into the water and injuring 90 of them.[1]

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See also

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Media related to Chemnitz (river) at Wikimedia Commons

References

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  1. ^ "90 HURT AS BRIDGE FALLS". The New York Times. 23 June 1930. Retrieved 25 May 2024 – via ProQuest.