Listen to 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.
It drains a large part of eastern Germany and almost all of Bohemia, which is surrounded by low mountain ranges.
The most famous waters in its catchment area include the Moldau, the Mulde, the Saale, the Havel with the Spree and the Elde with the Müritz.
Characterized by the low mountain ranges in its upper reaches, it follows two glacial valleys in the North German lowlands as it continues.
Measured by the size of its catchment area of 148,300 km², the Elbe is in fourth place 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 the Memel.
(Source: Wikipedia)