| Freiberger Mulde | |
| Subdivision Type1: | Countries |
| Subdivision Type3: | Reference no. |
| Subdivision Name3: | DE: 542 |
| Length: | 124km (77miles) |
| Source1 Location: | Moldava, Czech Republic |
| Source1 Elevation: | ca. |
| Mouth Location: | Near (a district of Colditz) (confluence with the Zwickauer Mulde) |
| Basin Size: | 2981km2[1] |
| Tributaries Right: | Gimmlitz, Bobritzsch |
| Tributaries Left: | Münzbach, Kleinwaltersdorfer Bach, Striegis, Zschopau |
The Freiberger Mulde (also called the Östliche Mulde or Eastern Mulde; Czech: Freiberská Mulda) is the right-hand, 124adj=midNaNadj=mid headstream of the river Mulde, whose catchment covers an area of in the Czech Republic and Germany in central Saxony. It has a volumetric flow of which is greater than that of the other headstream, the Zwickauer Mulde (or Westliche Mulde or Western Mulde) who flow is about,[2] which is nevertheless the longer stream.
The source of the river is in the Ore Mountains, near Moldava, in the Czech Republic. It runs northwest, crossing the border with Germany after a few kilometers, to Freiberg (hence the name), and further northwest through Nossen, Döbeln and Leisnig. A few kilometers north of Colditz, the Freiberger Mulde is joined by the Zwickauer Mulde to form the Mulde. The Mulde is a tributary of the Elbe.