Polenz (river) explained

Polenz
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Subdivision Name1:	Germany
Subdivision Type2:	State
Subdivision Name2:	Saxony
Length:	^[1]
Source1 Location:	in Saxony
Source1 Elevation:	ca.
Mouth Location:	confluence with the Sebnitz at Lachsbach near Porschdorf
Mouth Elevation:	ca.
Discharge1 Location:	^[2]
Discharge1 Avg:	1.1 m³/s
Custom Label:	Navigable
Custom Data:	no

The Polenz is the right-hand, smaller headstream of the Lachsbach in the German state of Saxony. Its lower course flows through the western Elbe Sandstone Mountains in a canyon-like valley.

Geography

The Polenz rises from nine springs on the German-Czech border between the villages of Langburkersdorf and (Neudörfel). The springs are located southwest of the 461 m high Roubený (Raupenberg) mainly on German territory and unite at a height of 363 m above sea level. The upper reaches of the Polenz form the natural boundary between the forest land and the Saxon Switzerland.

Tributaries

The most important tributaries of the Polenz are the:

• Laubbach, Langburkersdorf
• Schluckenbach, Neustadt in Sachsen
• Lohbach, Neustadt in Sachsen
• Flemigbach, Polenz
• Rückersdorfer Bach, below Polenz
• Cunnersdorfer Bach, by the Bock Mill
• Goldflüßchen, at the Heeselicht Mill
• Bärenhohlflüßchen, above the Rußig Mill
• Schindergraben, at Hockstein
• Tiefergrundbach, at the Frinzthal Mill

Spring snowflakes fields

Booth riverbanks are protected and included in the Europe wide Natura 2000 network. The riverbank has been used for farming and grazing before 1900. The mowing improved the conditions for the spring snowflakes. The Polenz valley has one of the biggest occurrences of the endangered plant in Germany.

The area is still mowed regularly in summer, so those plants have better conditions.^[3]

See also

• List of rivers of Saxony

References

1. Topographische Karte 1:25,000
2. The regional drainage of the catchment areas of the Polenz and Sebnitz at the Porschdorf am Lachsbach gauge is 11.3 L/s km². That gives an average for the Polenz, with its catchment area of 104 km², of about 1.1 m³/s
3. Web site: Öffentlichkeitsarbeit . Referat Kommunikation und . 163 Polenztal - Natura 2000 - sachsen.de . 2023-03-23 . www.natura-2000.sachsen.de . de.