The Mže ( Czech pronunciation: [mʒɛ] ; German : Mies ) is a river in the Czech Republic and shortly in Germany . It flows through Bavaria in Germany and through the Plzeň and Central Bohemian regions. It is the upper course of the Berounka , but usually is considered a separate river. Until its confluence with the Radbuza in Plzeň , when it further continues as Berounka, the Mže is 105.1 km (65.3 mi) long.
15-440: According to one theory, the name is of Slavic origin and is derived from the verb mžít (i.e. 'drizzle'). According to the second theory, the name is of Germanic origin and is connected with the root mighia ('urine', meaning "smelly water"). There is also a theory that the name is of Celtic origin, derived from the word mŏsā (meaning 'marsh', 'swamp') and related to the names of the rivers Mieß , Maas and Mosel . Originally,
30-623: Is a river in the Austrian state of Carinthia and in Slovenia , a right tributary of the Drava . It is 43 kilometers (27 mi) long, of which 42 kilometers (26 mi) are in Slovenia. Its catchment area is 551.7 square kilometers (213.0 sq mi), of which 543 square kilometers (210 sq mi) in Slovenia. The Meža River was attested as Mis in 1361, Mys in 1424, and Miß in 1476. The name
45-545: Is built of Triassic Wetterstein limestone and Wetterstein dolomite . In the past, lead and zinc was mined on Peca, the shafts belonging to the Topla and Mežica mines. The lead-zinc ore occurs in Middle to Upper Triassic carbonate rocks deposited in an anoxic supratidal marine environment, similar to other Mississippi Valley-type lead-zinc ores . In addition to the ore, several rare minerals were discovered underground in
60-642: Is etymologically related to Czech Mže and the Russian river names Mzha and Mozha , derived from Slavic *mьz′a 'dripping, drizzling'. It has its source on the Austrian side of the border north of Mount Olševa in the Karawanks range, becomes subterranean a kilometre from its source, and reappears on the surface in Koprivna west of Črna na Koroškem in Slovenia. From Črna the river turns northwards and flows between
75-722: Is the Mislinja River, which joins the Meža River northwest of the village of Otiški Vrh near Dravograd, only a couple hundred meters before the Meža joins the Drava River. The Meža Valley ( Mežiška dolina or Mießtal ) within the southern Karawanks range was part of the Austrian Duchy of Carinthia up to 1919, before it was ceded to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes according to
90-781: The Meža Valley and the Topla Valley to the south and east, and the Jaun Valley to the north, and is separated by the narrow valley of the Bela Creek from Hochobir . Two thirds of the mountain lies in Austria, and one third in Slovenia. The mountain reaches its highest elevation on the mountain crest of the Kordež Head (Slovene: Kordeževa Glava , German: Kordeschkopf , 2,125 metres or 6,972 feet). The border runs across it. The mountain
105-531: The Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye . Together with the adjacent Mislinja Valley and Upper Drava Valley, it has formed the traditional Carinthia ( Koroška ) region of independent Slovenia since 1991. The Meža has been the most polluted river in Slovenia. In 1982 the singer-songwriter Marijan Smode [ sl ] wrote a song about it titled " Mrtva reka " (The Dead River). This song has even been published in primary school textbooks. The main polluter has been
120-620: The Mežica lead mine and the Ravne Steelworks ( Železarna Ravne ) conglomerate. Peca (mountain) Petzen ( German ) or Peca ( Slovene ) is the highest mountain of the eastern Karawanks , the second-highest mountain of the Northern Karawanks and the most eastern two-thousand-metre mountain of Slovenia . It is a mighty mountain with a characteristic shape of a tableland with rocky peaks protruding from it. The mountain borders
135-403: The basin area. The upper course of the river is home to a population of Eurasian beaver . The Mže is suitable for river tourism and belongs to the rivers suitable for less experienced paddlers. However, it is often not passable in the summer with higher temperatures and lower rainfall. Me%C5%BEa The Meža ( Slovene ) or Mieß ( German ; pronounced [miːs] )
150-766: The country, even if taken separately from the Berounka. Its drainage basin has an area of 1,828.6 km (706.0 sq mi), of which 1,792.3 km (692.0 sq mi) is in the Czech Republic. The longest tributaries of the Mže are: The most notable settlements on the river are the towns of Tachov and Stříbro and the city of Plzeň . There are two reservoirs on the Mže: Hracholusky with an area of 352 ha (870 acres) and Lučina with an area of 86 ha (210 acres). There are 198 bodies of water larger than 1 ha in
165-487: The entire stream including the Berounka was called Mže ( Latin : Misa , German : Mies ) and the name first appeared in the 12th century in Chronica Boemorum . The name was written as Mse , Msa and Mzye . From the 17th century, the lower course started to be named Berounka, but the name Mže still appeared as a name for the entire stream at the end of the 19th century. In order to avoid confusion, an initiative
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#1732869152634180-504: The mountain, such as wulfenite and calcite . A mine on the mountain is accessible to mountain bikes. The lower slopes on the Slovenian side are forested, whereas the higher slopes are home to a variety of Alpine flora , including several species of flowers A mountain hut was built at Little Peca (Slovene: Mala Peca ; 1,665 metres or 5,463 feet) in 1928, which was burnt down during World War II, and rebuilt in 1957. Since 1936,
195-675: The slopes of the Peca massif and the St. Ursula Mountain to Mežica and Poljana . From here the river again flows eastwards to Prevalje , and Ravne na Koroškem , and into the Drava at Dravograd . In its first part the Meža falls rapidly and is a typical Alpine river with its tributaries from the Kamnik Alps and the Karawanks mountain range. After Črna it becomes a slow meandering lowland river. Its main tributary
210-522: The state boundary for a short distance of 1.1 km (0.7 mi) and then flows to Plzeň , where it merges with the Radbuza River at an elevation of 301 m (988 ft) and continues as Berounka. It is 105.1 km (65.3 mi) long, of which 2.34 km (1.45 mi) is in Germany. In the Czech Republic, it is 102.8 km (63.9 mi) long, which would make it one of the 25 longest rivers in
225-475: Was created in 2008 to rename the lower course back to the historical name Mže, but it was unsuccessful due to the strongly adopted current name. From a water management point of view, the Berounka and Mže are two different rivers with separate numbering of river kilometres . The Mže originates in the territory of Mähring in the Upper Palatine Forest at an elevation of 726 m (2,382 ft), forms
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