Sormitz
The Sormitz is a tributary or affluent of the Loquitz in Thuringia, Germany and is 29.2 km in length.
| Sormitz | |
|---|---|
 Sormitz in the town park of Wurzbach | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | town park Wurzbach (Langwasser and Oßlabach) |
| Mouth | |
• location | in Hockeroda into Loquitz |
• coordinates | 50°35′43″N 11°25′58″E |
| Length | 29.2 km (18.1 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Loquitz→ Saale→ Elbe→ North Sea |
Its origin is in the town park of Wurzbach where Langwasser and Oßlabach confluence. It enters the Loquitz in Hockeroda, which is in turn a tributary of the Saale.
Naming
It is not possible to clarify to origin of the name. One assumption is the origin in Slavic Sb'rbica bzw. Sb'rbici (what means Sorbian stream).[1]
See also
References
- Elfriede Ulbricht (1957), Das Flussgebiet der thüringischen Saale (in German) (1. ed.), Halle (Saale): Max Niemeyer
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