The Sormitz is a tributary or affluent of the Loquitz in Thuringia, Germany and is 29.2 km in length.

Sormitz
Sormitz in the town park of Wurzbach
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Location
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationtown park Wurzbach (Langwasser and Oßlabach)
Mouth 
 • location
in Hockeroda into Loquitz
 • coordinates
50°35′43″N 11°25′58″E / 50.59528°N 11.43278°E / 50.59528; 11.43278
Length29.2 km (18.1 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionLoquitzSaaleElbeNorth Sea

Its origin is in the town park of Wurzbach where Langwasser and Oßlabach confluence. It enters the Loquitz in Hockeroda, which is in turn a tributary of the Saale.

Naming

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It is not possible to clarify to origin of the name. One assumption is the origin in Slavic Sb'rbica bzw. Sb'rbici (what means Sorbian stream).[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Elfriede Ulbricht (1957), Das Flussgebiet der thüringischen Saale (in German) (1. ed.), Halle (Saale): Max Niemeyer