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The Mulde is a river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
 in Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt

Saxony-Anhalt is one of the sixteen States of Germany that make up the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of , and a population of 2.45 million ....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. It is a left tributary of the Elbe
Elbe

The River Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It originates in the Krkonose Mountains of northwestern Czech Republic before traversing much of Germany and flowing into the North Sea....
 and 124 km in length.

The river is formed by the confluence, near Colditz
Colditz

Colditz is a city in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, near Leipzig, located on the banks of the river Mulde. The city has a population of 5,188 ....
, of the Zwickauer Mulde
Zwickauer Mulde

The Zwickauer Mulde is a river in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is the left tributary of the Mulde and 166 kilometre in length.The source of the river is in the Ore Mountains , near Sch?neck, in the Vogtlandkreis....
 (running through Zwickau
Zwickau

Zwickau is a city in Germany, in the States of Germany Free State of Saxony , situated in a valley at the foot of the Erzgebirge, on the left bank of the Zwickauer Mulde, 130 km southwest of Dresden, south of Leipzig and south west of Chemnitz....
) and the Freiberger Mulde
Freiberger Mulde

The Freiberger Mulde is a river in Saxony, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Mulde and 124 km in length.The source of the river is in the Ore Mountains , near Moldava, in the Czech Republic....
 (with Freiberg
Freiberg, Saxony

Freiberg is a city in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, capital of the Mittelsachsen district.The city was founded in 1186, and has been a center of the mining industry in the Ore Mountains for centuries....
 on its banks), both rising from the Ore Mountains. From here the river runs northwards through Saxony (Grimma
Grimma

Grimma is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany on the left bank of the Mulde, 25 km southeast of Leipzig. Founded in c. 1170, it is part of the Leipzig district....
, Wurzen
Wurzen

Wurzen is a town in the Leipzig district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Mulde, here crossed by two bridges, 25 km east of Leipzig, by rail N.E....
, Eilenburg
Eilenburg

Eilenburg is a town in Germany. It lies in the district of Nordsachsen in the Free State of Saxony, approximately 20 km northeast of the city of Leipzig....
, Bad Düben
Bad Düben

Bad D?ben is a town in the district of Nordsachsen in the Saxony in Germany. It is situated at the southern end of the national park D?bener Heide , between the rivers Elbe and Mulde, which runs through the city center....
) and Saxony-Anhalt (Jeßnitz
Jeßnitz

Je?nitz is a town in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the river Mulde, north of Bitterfeld. It is part of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Raguhn....
 and Dessau
Dessau

Dessau is a town in Germany on the junction of the rivers Mulde and Elbe, in the States of Germany of Saxony-Anhalt. Since 1 July 2007, it is part of the merged town Dessau-Ro?lau....
, the old capital of Anhalt
Anhalt

Anhalt is a historical county in central Germany, located between the Harz Mountains and the river Elbe. It now forms part of the state of Saxony-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
UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945....
 World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site that is on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 Sovereign state which are elected by their General Assembly for a four-year term....
 "Dessau-Wörlitzer Gartenreich" and the city Dessau
Dessau

Dessau is a town in Germany on the junction of the rivers Mulde and Elbe, in the States of Germany of Saxony-Anhalt. Since 1 July 2007, it is part of the merged town Dessau-Ro?lau....
.






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The Mulde is a river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
 in Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt

Saxony-Anhalt is one of the sixteen States of Germany that make up the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of , and a population of 2.45 million ....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. It is a left tributary of the Elbe
Elbe

The River Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It originates in the Krkonose Mountains of northwestern Czech Republic before traversing much of Germany and flowing into the North Sea....
 and 124 km in length.

The river is formed by the confluence, near Colditz
Colditz

Colditz is a city in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, near Leipzig, located on the banks of the river Mulde. The city has a population of 5,188 ....
, of the Zwickauer Mulde
Zwickauer Mulde

The Zwickauer Mulde is a river in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is the left tributary of the Mulde and 166 kilometre in length.The source of the river is in the Ore Mountains , near Sch?neck, in the Vogtlandkreis....
 (running through Zwickau
Zwickau

Zwickau is a city in Germany, in the States of Germany Free State of Saxony , situated in a valley at the foot of the Erzgebirge, on the left bank of the Zwickauer Mulde, 130 km southwest of Dresden, south of Leipzig and south west of Chemnitz....
) and the Freiberger Mulde
Freiberger Mulde

The Freiberger Mulde is a river in Saxony, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Mulde and 124 km in length.The source of the river is in the Ore Mountains , near Moldava, in the Czech Republic....
 (with Freiberg
Freiberg, Saxony

Freiberg is a city in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, capital of the Mittelsachsen district.The city was founded in 1186, and has been a center of the mining industry in the Ore Mountains for centuries....
 on its banks), both rising from the Ore Mountains. From here the river runs northwards through Saxony (Grimma
Grimma

Grimma is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany on the left bank of the Mulde, 25 km southeast of Leipzig. Founded in c. 1170, it is part of the Leipzig district....
, Wurzen
Wurzen

Wurzen is a town in the Leipzig district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Mulde, here crossed by two bridges, 25 km east of Leipzig, by rail N.E....
, Eilenburg
Eilenburg

Eilenburg is a town in Germany. It lies in the district of Nordsachsen in the Free State of Saxony, approximately 20 km northeast of the city of Leipzig....
, Bad Düben
Bad Düben

Bad D?ben is a town in the district of Nordsachsen in the Saxony in Germany. It is situated at the southern end of the national park D?bener Heide , between the rivers Elbe and Mulde, which runs through the city center....
) and Saxony-Anhalt (Jeßnitz
Jeßnitz

Je?nitz is a town in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the river Mulde, north of Bitterfeld. It is part of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Raguhn....
 and Dessau
Dessau

Dessau is a town in Germany on the junction of the rivers Mulde and Elbe, in the States of Germany of Saxony-Anhalt. Since 1 July 2007, it is part of the merged town Dessau-Ro?lau....
, the old capital of Anhalt
Anhalt

Anhalt is a historical county in central Germany, located between the Harz Mountains and the river Elbe. It now forms part of the state of Saxony-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
UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945....
 World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site that is on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 Sovereign state which are elected by their General Assembly for a four-year term....
 "Dessau-Wörlitzer Gartenreich" and the city Dessau
Dessau

Dessau is a town in Germany on the junction of the rivers Mulde and Elbe, in the States of Germany of Saxony-Anhalt. Since 1 July 2007, it is part of the merged town Dessau-Ro?lau....
. Especially the cities of Döbeln
Döbeln

D?beln is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, part of the Mittelsachsen district, located at both banks of the river Freiberger Mulde....
 and Grimma
Grimma

Grimma is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany on the left bank of the Mulde, 25 km southeast of Leipzig. Founded in c. 1170, it is part of the Leipzig district....
 suffered from the damages of the flood.

Its name could be derived from Old German (possibly Gothic
Gothic language

Gothic is an extinct language Germanic language that was spoken by the Goths. It is known primarily from Codex Argenteus, a 6th century copy of a 4th century Bible translation, and is the only East Germanic languages with a sizable corpus....
) "Mulda", meaning "dust" and a cognate of English "mould"). But more possibly it is 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.