Rolava
View of the Upper Rolava valley near Přebuz
Location
CountryCzech Republic
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationPřebuz, Ore Mountains
Mouth 
  location
Ohře
  coordinates
50°13′56″N 12°50′45″E / 50.2323°N 12.8457°E / 50.2323; 12.8457
Length36.7 km (22.8 mi)
Basin size138.0 km (85.7 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionOhřeElbeNorth Sea

The Rolava (German: Rohlau) is a left tributary of the Ohře river in the northwest of the Czech Republic. It is 36.7 kilometres (22.8 mi) long, and its basin area is 138 square kilometres (53 sq mi).[1]

It rises in the Czech part of the Ore Mountains near the border with Germany, in the territory of Přebuz. North of its source is the raised bog of Großer Kranichsee, whose waters the Rolava partly collects. During its course in a mainly southeasterly direction the river flows between Vysoká Pec and Nové Hamry, then through Nejdek, Smolné Pece and Nová Role. It then flows through Karlovy Vary from northwest to southeast and discharges into the Ohře.

References

  1. "Charakteristiky toků a povodí ČR - Rolava" (PDF) (in Czech). VÚV TGMaccess-date=2018-05-08.


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