Gösel
Sign in to saveThe Gösel is a river of Saxony, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Pleiße, which it joins in Rötha.
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- Instance of
- river
- Country
- Germany
- Located in
- Landkreis Leipzig
- Image
- Gösel-1.jpg
- Length
- 21.5
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- mouth of the watercourse
- Pleiße
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- Gösel
- watershed area
- 50
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The Gösel is a river of Saxony, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Pleiße, which it joins in Rötha.
==Etymology== The name, which first appeared in a document in 1168 as Gazele, is probably derived from the Old High German Geizila meaning "goat stream".
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