This page is about the river in Germany; for other uses see Spree (disambiguation).

The Spree (Sorbish Sprowja) is a river in Saxony, Brandenburg and Berlin, Germany. It is a tributary of the Havel river and ±400 km in length.

The source is located in the Lusatian Hills (Lausitzer Bergland) on the Czech border. Further north the river enters the Spreewald, a large wetlands area, that is identical with the settlement areas of the Sorbs. In its final portion the river runs through the city centre of Berlin to join the Havel river in the western quarters of Berlin.

Residents and tourists commonly attend events at Badeschiff, a pool placed within the Spree.

Towns on the river's course include: Bautzen, Spremberg, Cottbus, Lübbenau, Lübben, Fürstenwalde and Berlin.

The river gave its name to several German districts:

• Spree-Neiße
• Oder-Spree

Views of the Spree in central Berlin

Image:PICT4053.JPG|Showing the Palace of the Republic and the Berliner Dom Image:PICT4317.JPG Image:PICT4404.JPG Image:PICT4469.JPG|Near Museum Island Image:PICT4402.JPG Image:PICT4452.JPG|From the roof of the Reichstag

External links

• Panorama Spree - Panoramic view of the river in Berlin

Rivers of Germany

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