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Vltava

Vltava (vul'tävä) [key], Ger. Moldau, longest river of the Czech Republic, c.270 mi (430 km) long, rising in the Bohemian Forest, SW Czech Republic, and flowing SE, then N, past České Budejovice and Prague, to the Elbe River at Melník. There are several large hydroelectric stations on the river.

The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

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