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18-772: The West Lusatian Foothills form the northwestern declivity of the Lusatian Highlands . They extend between Saxon Switzerland in the south, the Upper Lusatian Highlands in the south east, the Upper Lusatian Gefilde in the north east, the Upper Lusatian Heath and Pond Landscape in the northeast and the Königsbrück-Ruhland Heaths in the northwest. Immediately to the west and also south of

36-643: A stretch of about 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of and flowing through Fürstenwalde, the river forms part of the Oder-Spree Canal . On this reach, and on the reach west of the confluence with the River Dahme at Köpenick, the river forms part of secondary commercial link between Berlin and the River Oder and hence Poland . The canal diverges from the Spree just east of Fürstenwalde and later joins

54-535: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Spree (river) The Spree ( / ʃ p r eɪ , s p r eɪ / S(H)PRAY , German: [ʃpʁeː] ; Sorbian languages : Sprjewja , Lower Sorbian: [ˈsprʲɛwʲa] , Upper Sorbian: [ˈspʁʲɛwʲa] ; Czech : Spréva [ˈsprɛːva] ; in Lower Sorbian also called Rěka ) is a river in Germany and

72-576: Is an island in the Spree. In 2004 the Badeschiff floating swimming pool opened on the Spree in Berlin. Small craft, such as punts , are widely used in wetlands of the Spreewald. Larger craft can reach as far upstream as Leibsch, although the upper reaches are relatively shallow and are generally only used by leisure craft. Some intermediate reaches are unnavigable and by-passed by canals. For

90-855: Is the main river of Berlin, Brandenburg, Lusatia, and the settlement area of the Sorbs , who call the river Sprjewja ; the name derives ultimately from Proto-Germanic * spreutaną "to spring forth". For a very short distance close to its sources, the Spree constitutes, as Spréva , the border between Germany and the Czech Republic . The Spree's longest tributaries are Dahme (confluence in Berlin- Köpenick ) and Schwarzer Schöps ( Čorny Šepc ; confluence in Boxberg/O.L. - Sprey  [ de ] ), other well-known tributaries (since they are Berlin rivers) are Panke and Wuhle . It rises in

108-634: The Czech Republic . With a length of approximately 400 kilometres (250 mi), it is the main tributary of the Havel River. The Spree is much longer than the Havel, which it flows into at Berlin - Spandau ; the Havel then flows into the Elbe at Havelberg . The river rises in the Lusatian Highlands , in the Lusatian part of Saxony , where it has three sources: the historical one called Spreeborn in

126-675: The Lusatian Mountains and flows north through Bautzen and Spremberg . In the Spreewald the river passes through the towns of Lübbenau , Lübben and Leibsch . Just below Leibsch, the Dahme Flood Relief Canal diverts water from the Spree to run into the River Dahme at Märkisch Buchholz . The Spree continues north from Leibsch before flowing into the Neuendorfer See at the northern edge of

144-626: The Czech part only); Upper Sorbian : Łužiske hory ) form a hilly region in Germany and the Czech Republic . A western extension of the Sudetes range, it is located on the border of the German state of Saxony with the Czech Bohemian region. It is one of the eight natural landscapes of Upper Lusatia . The Lusatian Highlands are named after the historic region of Upper Lusatia , while

162-883: The Königsbrück-Ruhland Heath they are adjoined by the Lusatian Plateau . To the north they are bounded by the Großenhainer Pflege , to the south and southwest by the Dresden Basin and just touch Saxon Switzerland in the extreme southeast. The settlements of the West Lusatian Hill Country and Uplands do not just included those normally counted as part of Upper Lusatia , but also those to the west and south of Upper Lusatia that belong, culturally and historically to other lands, but which still lie geologically on

180-543: The Lusatian Plateau. The following are some of the settlements that lie within this region: The Upper Lusatian Highlands to the east give way to various hills and ridges in this very heterogeneous natural region. Ridges between 350 and 450 metres in height dominate the landscape in only a few places. These ridges are mostly isolated, occasionally linked with one another within hilly areas with altitudes between 250 and 300 metres and also embedded within plains. In

198-437: The River Dahme at the (lake) Seddinsee . In Berlin, the Spree forms part of a dense network of navigable waterways, many of which are artificial, and which provide a wide choice of routes. Several important commercial harbors can be found on this network, and tugs and barges move sand, grain, bricks, and beer. Tour boats tour the central section of the Spree and its adjoining waterways on a frequent basis. Many people died in

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216-845: The Spree is where it is best known. It flows through the city centre of Berlin to join the River Havel in Spandau , one of Berlin's western boroughs, which itself ultimately merges with the Elbe to enter the sea in Cuxhaven , after flowing through Hamburg . On its route through Berlin, the river passes Berlin Cathedral ( Berliner Dom ), the Reichstag and the Schloss Charlottenburg . The renowned Museum Island ( Museumsinsel ), with its collection of five major museums ,

234-592: The Spreewald. From the Neundorfer See it then flows in an easterly direction to the Schwielochsee , and then in a northerly and westerly direction to the town of Fürstenwalde . From Fürstenwalde the river continues to flow westwards, through the Dämeritzsee and Müggelsee , to Köpenick in the southeastern part of Berlin , where it is joined by its tributary, the River Dahme. The final reach of

252-630: The beauty of the landscape and their picturesque towns with Baroque churches and wooden houses. Popular tourist towns in the region are Schirgiswalde , also known as the capital of carnival in Upper Lusatia, Šluknov with its famous arboretum , and Rumburk with a medieval old town centre. Other notable towns include Ebersbach , Velký Šenov , Neukirch/Lausitz , Sohland an der Spree and Kirschau . 51°04′30″N 14°16′42″E  /  51.07500°N 14.27833°E  / 51.07500; 14.27833 This Saxony location article

270-439: The central and eastern part of the area granodiorite is the dominant bedrock, which was quarried as Lusatian granite in many places. In the north, greywacke prevails but, in the west, by contrast the main rock is syenite . Younger sediments cover this bedrock. In the east, loess derivatives and sandy loess dominate whilst, to the west, sands and quicksands are to the fore. Precipitation varies between 650 millimetres on

288-590: The southern Czech portion is also known as the Šluknov Hook . The hills are situated between the Elbe Sandstone Mountains to the west and the somewhat higher Lusatian Mountains and the Zittau Mountains to the east. The source of the river Spree , which runs through central Berlin , is located near the small town of Ebersbach . The Lusatian Highlands are a famous tourist region that is portrayed in several movies. They are known for

306-746: The village of Spreedorf  [ de ] , the water-richest one in Neugersdorf , and the highest elevated one in Eibau . The Spree then flows northwards through Upper and Lower Lusatia , where it crosses the border between Saxony and Brandenburg . After passing through Cottbus , it forms the Spree Forest ( German : Spreewald ), a large inland delta and biosphere reserve. It then flows through Lake Schwielochsee before entering Berlin, as Müggelspree  [ de ] ( pronounced [ˈmʏɡl̩ˌʃpʁeː] ). The Spree

324-708: The western edge of the area up to 900 millimetres in the hill country. The mean annual temperatures fall from the West Lusatian Plateau around Moritzburg (8.5 °C) to below 7.5 °C on the hill ridge to the east. The potential natural vegetation is mainly the high colline and submontane Wood-rush - Oak - Beech wood. 51°13′40″N 14°16′05″E  /  51.22785°N 14.26815°E  / 51.22785; 14.26815 Lusatian Highlands The Lusatian Highlands or Lusatian Hills ( German : Lausitzer Bergland , German pronunciation ; Czech : Šluknovská pahorkatina (for

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