Mulde

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Mulde
The Mulde near Bad Düben
Location
Country	Germany
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Zwickauer Mulde and Freiberger Mulde
• elevation	63 m (207 ft)
Mouth
• location	Elbe
• coordinates	51°52′08″N 12°13′52″E / 51.86889°N 12.23111°E / 51.86889; 12.23111
Length	124 km (77 mi) or 290 km (180 mi) including Zwickauer Mulde
Basin features
Progression	Elbe→ North Sea

The Mulde (German pronunciation: [ˈmʊldə] ^ⓘ) is a river in Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Elbe and is 124 kilometres (77 mi) long.

The river is formed by the confluence, near Colditz, of the Zwickauer Mulde (running through Zwickau) and the Freiberger Mulde (with Freiberg on its banks), both rising from the Ore Mountains. From here the river runs northwards through Saxony (Grimma, Wurzen, Eilenburg, Bad Düben) and Saxony-Anhalt (Jeßnitz and Dessau, the old capital of Anhalt). The Mulde flows into the Elbe 3 kilometres (2 mi) north of Dessau.^[1]

In August 2024 a flood caused severe damage, that even endangered the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Dessau-Wörlitzer Gartenreich" and the city Dessau.