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Vltava
The Vltava (Moldau in German and many other Germanic languages, Moldva in Hungarian, unrelated to the Moldova river of Romania) is the longest river in the Czech Republic, draining into the north from its source in Ĺ umava through ÄŚeskĂ˝ Krumlov, ÄŚeskĂ© BudÄ›jovice, and Prague (Praha), merging with the Elbe (Labe) at MÄ›lnĂk. It is 430 kilometers long and drains about 28,090 square kilometers; at their confluence the Vltava actually has more water than the Elbe, but joins the Elbe at a right angle to its flow so that it appears a mere tributary.
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