The Elbe (Low German Elv, Czech Labe, Latin Albis) is a Central European river that rises in the Czech Republic, flows through Germany and empties into the North Sea. Among other things, it drains a large part of East Germany and almost all of Bohemia, which is surrounded by low mountain ranges.
The most well-known bodies of water in their catchment area include the Moldau, the Mulde, the Saale, the Havel with the Spree and the Elde with the Müritz.
Characterized in the upper reaches by the low mountain ranges, it follows two glacial valleys of the North German lowlands in the further course.
Measured by the size of its catchment area of 148,300 km², the Elbe is fourth in Central Europe according to the list of rivers in Europe, behind the Danube, the Vistula and the Rhine and followed by the Oder and Memel.
(Source: Wikipedia)