Everything about The Mulde totally explained
The
Mulde is a
river in
Saxony and
Saxony-Anhalt,
Germany. It is a left tributary of the
Elbe and 124
km in length.
The river is formed by the confluence, near
Colditz, of the
Zwickauer Mulde (running through
Zwickau) and the
Freiberger Mulde (with
Freiberg on its banks), both rising from the
Ore Mountains. From here the river runs northwards through Saxony (
Grimma,
Wurzen,
Eilenburg,
Bad Düben) and Saxony-Anhalt (
Jeßnitz and
Dessau, the old capital of
Anhalt). The Mulde flows in to the Elbe 3 km north of Dessau.
In August 2002 a flood caused severe damage, that even endangered the
UNESCO World Heritage Site "Dessau-Wörlitzer Gartenreich" and the city
Dessau. Especially the cities of
Döbeln and
Grimma suffered from the damages of the flood.
Its name could be derived from Old German (possibly
Gothic) "Mulda", meaning "dust" and a cognate of English "
mould"). But more possibly it's related to the German "mahlen" which means "to mill". Therefore, Mulde probably means "the milling river" and corresponds to the great number of water mills driven by the river in former times. Nowadays, there are hydroelectric power stations in use.
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