The Stropnice () is a river in the Czech Republic and Austria, a right tributary of the Malše River. It originates in Lower Austria, but quickly leaves the territory of Austria and flows further through the South Bohemian Region. It is long.
Etymology
The name is derived from the Slavic word
strop. While in modern Czech the word means 'ceiling', its earlier meaning is unclear. According to one theory, it was the name given to the log on which the
water wheel rested, and the name could reflect the presence of many
watermills on the river. The settlements Stropnice (formerly a market town, today called Horní Stropnice), Dlouhá Stropnice (today part of Horní Stropnice) and Stropnice (today Dolní Stropnice, part of Římov) were named after the river.
Characteristic
The Stropnice originates in the territory of
Moorbad Harbach in the Gratzen Mountains at an elevation of and flows to
Doudleby, where it enters the Malše River at an elevation of . It is long, of which is in the Czech Republic (including the stretch that partly forms the Austrian-Czech border). Its
drainage basin has an area of , of which is in the Czech Republic.
The longest tributaries of the Stropnice are:
Settlements
There are no significant towns on the river. The river flows through the municipal territories of
Moorbad Harbach, Horní Stropnice, Nové Hrady, Petříkov, Olešnice, Jílovice,
Borovany, Trhové Sviny, Ostrolovský Újezd, Strážkovice, Komařice, Římov and
Doudleby.
Bodies of water
The middle course of the river flows through the Třeboň Basin, which is known for abundance of fishponds. There are 929 bodies of water in the basin area. The largest of them is the fishpond Žárský with an area of , located on the Žárský potok.
[ The Humenice Reservoir is built on the Stropnice. It was built in 1985–1988 on an area of . The main purpose is the protection of agricultural land.]
Tourism
The Stropnice is occasionally suitable for nautical tourism, but only in spring after heavy rains or melting snow.
See also
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List of rivers of the Czech Republic
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