Vltava
Vltava (English: /ˈvʊltəvəˈvʌl-/ , Czech: [ˈvl̩tava]; German: Moldau German: [ˈmɔldaʊ]) is the longest river in the Czech Republic, running southeast along the Bohemian Forest and then north across Bohemia, through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice and Prague, and finally merging with the Labe at Mělník. It is commonly referred to as the "Czech national river". Both the Czech name and the German name are believed to originate from the old Germanic words 'wild water' (compare Latin ). In the (8…