Rolava

Rolava
View of the Upper Rolava valley near Chaloupky
Location
Country	Czech Republic
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	north of , south of the Großer Kranichsee raised bog
Mouth
• location	In the Karlovy Vary quarter of Rybáře (Fischern) into the Ohře
• coordinates	50°13′56″N 12°50′45″E / 50.23233°N 12.84574°E / 50.23233; 12.84574Coordinates: 50°13′56″N 12°50′45″E / 50.23233°N 12.84574°E / 50.23233; 12.84574
Length	36.7 km (22.8 mi)
Basin size	138.0 km (85.7 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Ohře→ Elbe→ North Sea

The Rolava (German: Rohlau) is a left tributary of the Eger river (Czech: Ohře) in the northwest of the Czech Republic. It is 36.7 kilometres (22.8 mi) long, and its basin area is 138 square kilometres (53 sq mi).^[1]

It rises in the Bohemian part of the Ore Mountains about 2 km north of the village of near the border with Saxony. North of its source is the raised bog of Großer Kranichsee, whose waters the Rolava partly collects. During its course in a mainly southeasterly direction the river flows through the abandoned village of and is joined by the Schwarzwasser stream coming from Hirschenstand (). It then flows through Neuhammer (Nové Hamry), the former district capital of Neudek (Nejdek) and the villages of Nová Role and , known for their porcelain factories. In Karlovy Vary its discharges into the Eger west of the town centre.

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