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| | Elbe Valley, Germany |
 | | The Elbe rises at an altitude of 1,400 m/4,600ft in the Riesengebirge, flows in a wide arc through the Bohemian Basin (where it is known as the Labe), makes its way through the Bohemian Hills and enters German territory in the Elbsandsteingebirge (Elbe Sandstone Hills). |
 | | The Elbe traverses a variety of landscapes in its passage through Germany - a canyon-like valley in the Elbsandsteingebirge, an open valley round Dresden, the depression between Riesa, Schnackenburg and Boizenburg and finally the Vierlande, the Marschlande (fenlands) and the Altes Land near Hamburg. |
 | | The open stretch of valley on the upper Elbe, 40km/25mi long and 4-7km/2.5-4.5mi wide, extends northward from Pirna by way of the dense industrial concentration around Dresden to beyond Meissen. |
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