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Pulsnitz
The Pulsnitz river in Elsterwerda
Path of the Pulsnitz
Location
Country	Germany
States	Brandenburg and Saxony
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Black Elster
• coordinates	51°27′10″N 13°30′32″E / 51.4527°N 13.5089°E / 51.4527; 13.5089
Basin features
Progression	‹See Tfd› Black Elster→ ‹See Tfd› Elbe→ North Sea

The Pulsnitz (German pronunciation: [ˈpʊlsnɪts] ^ⓘ; Upper Sorbian: Połčnica, pronounced [ˈpɔwtʃnʲitsa]) is a small river in Saxony and Brandenburg, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Black Elster,^[1] which it joins in Elsterwerda. It rises in Ohorn on the western slope of the Tanneberg and flows through the towns of Pulsnitz, Königsbrück, Ortrand, and Elsterwerda.

See also

• List of rivers of Brandenburg
• List of rivers of Saxony

References