The Red Weißeritz ( German : Rote Weißeritz ) is a river of Saxony , Germany .
7-588: The Red Weißeritz is the right headstream of the Weißeritz . It is 36.5 km (22.7 mi) long. The river's source is the Eastern Ore Mountains near Altenberg at a height of about 787 metres. It drops through a height of 606 metres as it heads north-west, running through Schmiedeberg , the district town of Dippoldiswalde and ending in Freital where it forms the Weißeritz together with
14-606: Is 13.7 km [8.5 mi] long and a left tributary of the Elbe . The river is formed by the confluence of the Wild Weißeritz and Red Weißeritz in Freital . The Weißeritz runs through Freital and Dresden . It crosses the deep valley Plauenscher Grund between Freital and Dresden and enters the Dresden Basin . The railway line from Dresden to Nuremberg runs next to the river in this close valley. The river
21-606: Is displaced in an old sidearm in Dresden for flood protection reasons and therefore canalised. In Dresden, it enters the Elbe from the left. Its sorbian name is derived from west Slavic bystrica (clear water). The official name of the river used in documents and hydrographic maps is Vereinigte Weißeritz (United Weißeritz). The highest points of the Weißeritz watershed are at about 800 metres [2,600 ft] elevation. Nevertheless,
28-640: The Weisseritz railway was destroyed or damaged over a wide area. The flood retention basin of the Malter Reservoir completely overflowed. The area around the source of the river received precipitation of up to 312 mm in 24 hours. Wei%C3%9Feritz The Weißeritz (also: Vereinigte Weißeritz in German i.e. United Weißeritz, Bystrica in Sorbian ) is a river of Saxony , Germany . It
35-407: The Weißeritz valley up to Kipsdorf [ de ] (a district of Altenberg), climbing about 350 metres in height. The B 170 federal road follows the river bank between Dippoldiswalde and Waldbärenburg where it leaves the valley, climbing through three hairpin turns . The Red Weißeritz caused massive destruction during the 2002 European floods . Housing and especially road infrastructure and
42-537: The Wild Weißeritz is the longest tributary, the watersheds of both Weißeritz rivers are almost equal in area (162.7 km [62.8 sq mi] and 161.2 km [62.2 sq mi]). The Weißeritz caused severe damage during the 2002 European floods in Dresden and Freital. The river reached Dresden Central Station as well as the Zwinger and flooded some districts of the inner city. Due to
49-527: The longer tributary of the Wild Weißeritz . The Malter Reservoir [ de ; ceb ] was built between 1908 and 1913 between Dippoldiswalde and Freital for flood protection reasons after the 1897 floods. The deep valley is an important transport route. It is an historic approach to a major mountain pass over the Ore Mountains (the Graupen Pass ). The Weisseritz railway runs through
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