The Sormitz is a tributary 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
ProgressionLoquitz‹See Tfd›

Saale‹See Tfd›

ElbeNorth 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