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The Spree (; , , ) 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
Saxony

The Free State of Saxony is a States of Germany of Germany. Located in the southeastern part of present-day Germany. It is the tenth-largest German state in area and the sixth largest in population , of Germany's sixteen states....
, Brandenburg
Brandenburg

Brandenburg is one of the sixteen states of Germany of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany....
 and Berlin
Berlin

Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....
, 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....
 and in Ústí nad Labem Region
Ústí nad Labem Region

?st? nad Labem Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western part of its historical region of Bohemia....
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic

The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....
. It is a left tributary
Tributary

A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a Mainstem river. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea. Tributaries and the mainstem river serve to drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater by leading the water out into an ocean or some other large body of water....
 of the Havel
Havel

The Havel is a river in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Berlin and Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Elbe river and 325 km in length....
 river and is approximately in length.

Its source is located in the Lusatian Hills (Lausitzer Bergland
Lausitzer Bergland

The Lausitzer Bergland is a hilly and low mountainous region eastern Germany and the Czech Republic. It is located in Saxony Upper Lusatia between the Saxon Switzerland in the west and the Lusatian Neisse in the east....
) on the Czech
Czech Republic

The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....
 border. Further north the river enters the Spreewald
Spreewald

The Spreewald is situated 100 km south-east of Berlin and designated a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 1991. It is known for its traditional irrigation system which consists of more than 200 small channels within the 484 km? area....
, a large wetlands area, that is identical with the settlement areas of the Sorbs
Sorbs

Sorbs also known as Wends, Lusatian Sorbs or Lusatian Serbs, are a Slavic peoples people settled in Lusatia, a region on the territory of Germany and Poland....
. In its final portion the river runs through the city centre of Berlin
Berlin

Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....
 to join the River Havel
Havel

The Havel is a river in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Berlin and Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Elbe river and 325 km in length....
 in Spandau
Spandau

Spandau is the fifth and westernmost Boroughs of Berlin of Berlin, situated at the Confluence of the Havel and Spree rivers and along the western bank of the Havel....
, a western quarter of Berlin.

The name of the river Spree was by Thietmar of Merseburg
Thietmar of Merseburg

Thietmar of Merseburg , was bishop of Merseburg and a Germany chronicler....
 recorded as Sprewa (Middle German sprejen, sprewen, High German sprühen meaning to spray water).






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The Spree (; , , ) 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
Saxony

The Free State of Saxony is a States of Germany of Germany. Located in the southeastern part of present-day Germany. It is the tenth-largest German state in area and the sixth largest in population , of Germany's sixteen states....
, Brandenburg
Brandenburg

Brandenburg is one of the sixteen states of Germany of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany....
 and Berlin
Berlin

Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....
, 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....
 and in Ústí nad Labem Region
Ústí nad Labem Region

?st? nad Labem Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western part of its historical region of Bohemia....
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic

The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....
. It is a left tributary
Tributary

A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a Mainstem river. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea. Tributaries and the mainstem river serve to drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater by leading the water out into an ocean or some other large body of water....
 of the Havel
Havel

The Havel is a river in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Berlin and Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Elbe river and 325 km in length....
 river and is approximately in length.

Its source is located in the Lusatian Hills (Lausitzer Bergland
Lausitzer Bergland

The Lausitzer Bergland is a hilly and low mountainous region eastern Germany and the Czech Republic. It is located in Saxony Upper Lusatia between the Saxon Switzerland in the west and the Lusatian Neisse in the east....
) on the Czech
Czech Republic

The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....
 border. Further north the river enters the Spreewald
Spreewald

The Spreewald is situated 100 km south-east of Berlin and designated a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 1991. It is known for its traditional irrigation system which consists of more than 200 small channels within the 484 km? area....
, a large wetlands area, that is identical with the settlement areas of the Sorbs
Sorbs

Sorbs also known as Wends, Lusatian Sorbs or Lusatian Serbs, are a Slavic peoples people settled in Lusatia, a region on the territory of Germany and Poland....
. In its final portion the river runs through the city centre of Berlin
Berlin

Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....
 to join the River Havel
Havel

The Havel is a river in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Berlin and Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Elbe river and 325 km in length....
 in Spandau
Spandau

Spandau is the fifth and westernmost Boroughs of Berlin of Berlin, situated at the Confluence of the Havel and Spree rivers and along the western bank of the Havel....
, a western quarter of Berlin.

The name of the river Spree was by Thietmar of Merseburg
Thietmar of Merseburg

Thietmar of Merseburg , was bishop of Merseburg and a Germany chronicler....
 recorded as Sprewa (Middle German sprejen, sprewen, High German sprühen meaning to spray water). People living at the Spree river (Anwohner) were in old German language (and are still) called Spreewaner.

Residents and tourists commonly attend events at Badeschiff
Badeschiff

The Badeschiff is an old barge or cargo container that has been converted into a public swimming pool in Berlin, Germany. Beached on the shoreline in the East Harbour section of the River Spree, the Badeschiff allows citizens to swim in a safe and sanitary environment in their river, at least in a figurative sense....
, a pool placed within the Spree.

Towns on the river's course include: Bautzen
Bautzen

Bautzen ; Polish language: Budziszyn ); is a city in eastern Free State of Saxony, Germany, and capital of the Bautzen . It is located on the Spree River....
, Spremberg
Spremberg

Spremberg is a city in the Spree-Nei?e district of Brandenburg, Germany. The town was first mentioned in 1301 and has about 25,000 inhabitants....
, Cottbus
Cottbus

Cottbus is a city in Brandenburg, Germany, situated around 125 km southeast of Berlin on the River Spree. In 31 December, 2005, its population was 106,415....
, Lübbenau
Lübbenau

L?bbenau is a town of 17,897 in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district of Brandenburg, Germany. It is located in the Spreewald about 82 km southeast of Berlin....
, Lübben, Fürstenwalde and Berlin
Berlin

Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....
.

The river gave its name to several German districts
Districts of Germany

German districts are administrative units used in Germany and the former state of Prussia. The districts are at an intermediate level of administration between the and the local / municipal levels ....
:
  • Spree-Neiße
    Spree-Neiße

    Spree-Nei?e is a Kreis in the southern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring districts are the districts Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis and Kamenz in Saxony, the districts Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Dahme-Spreewald and Oder-Spree....
  • Oder-Spree
    Oder-Spree

    Oder-Spree is a Kreis in the eastern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring are the district M?rkisch-Oderland, the district-free city Frankfurt , Poland, the district Spree-Nei?e and Dahme-Spreewald, and the Bundesland Berlin....


Views of the Spree in central Berlin


External links

  • - Panoramic view of the river in Berlin