Elbe

The Elbe River (Czech Labe {{Audio|Cs-Labe.ogg|listen}}, Sorbian/Lusatian ?objo, Polish ?aba, German Elbe, Hungarian Elba) is one of the major waterways of central Europe. It originates in the North West Czech Republic before traversing much of Germany and finally flowing into the North Sea. Its total length is 1165 km.

Etymology

Its name means 'river' (cf. Scandinavian älv).

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