Pulsnitz (river)

Pulsnitz
The Pulsnitz river in Elsterwerda
Path of the Pulsnitz
Location
CountryGermany
StatesBrandenburg 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
ProgressionBlack ElsterElbeNorth Sea

The Pulsnitz (German: [ˈpʊlznɪts]; Sorbian Połčnica) is a small river in Saxony and Brandenburg, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Black Elster, 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.