The Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Republic), then Germany and flowing into the See more

Headwaters
• Hořejší – in Kolín
• Kmochův – in Kolín
Upper reaches
• Pillnitzer … See more

• 2002 European floods – Major European floods in August 2002
• 2006 European floods – Floods affecting Eastern Europe
• 2013 European floods – May-June floods in central Europe caused by heavy rainfall See more

First attested in Latin as Albis, the name Elbe means "river" or "river-bed" and is nothing more than the High German version of a word ( See more

The Elbe has always been navigable by commercial vessels, and provides important trade links as far inland as Prague. The river is linked by canals (Elbe Lateral Canal See more

The Elbe is crossed by many ferries, both passenger and car carrying. In downstream order, these include:
• Dolní Žleb Ferry, at Dolní Žleb part of Děčín See more

Ptolemy recorded the Elbe as Albis (Germanic for "river") in Germania Magna, with its source in the Asciburgis mountains (Giant Mountains), where the Germanic Vandalii then … See more