Editing Mulde (section)

{{Short description|River in Germany}}
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{{Infobox river
  | name              = Mulde
  | image             = Mulde dueben1.jpg
  | image_caption     = The Mulde near [[Bad Düben]]
  | source1_location  = [[Zwickauer Mulde]] and [[Freiberger Mulde]]
  | mouth_location    = [[Elbe]]
  | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|51|52|08|N|12|13|52|E|region:DE-ST|display=inline,title}}
  | subdivision_type1 = Country
  | subdivision_name1 = [[Germany]]
  | length_km = 124
  | length_ref = or {{convert|290|km|mi|abbr=on}} including Zwickauer Mulde
  | source1_elevation = {{convert|63|m|ft|abbr=on}}
  | discharge1_avg    = 
  | basin_size        = 
  | progression       = {{RElbe}}
}}
[[Image:Elbe basin.png|thumb|right|Location]]
The '''Mulde''' ({{IPA|de|ˈmʊldə|-|De-Mulde.ogg}}) is a river in [[Saxony]] and [[Saxony-Anhalt]], [[Germany]]. It is a left tributary of the [[Elbe]] and is {{convert|124|km|mi}} long.

The river is formed by the confluence, near [[Colditz]], of the [[Zwickauer Mulde]] (running through [[Zwickau]]) and the [[Freiberger Mulde]] (with [[Freiberg]] on its banks), both rising from the [[Ore Mountains]]. From here the river runs northwards through Saxony ([[Grimma]], [[Wurzen]], [[Eilenburg]], [[Bad Düben]]) and Saxony-Anhalt ([[Jeßnitz]] and [[Dessau]], the old capital of [[Anhalt]]). The Mulde flows into the Elbe {{convert|3|km|mi|0}} north of Dessau.<ref>[[1911 Encyclopædia Britannica]]</ref>

In August 2002 a flood caused severe damage, that even endangered the [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]] "Dessau-Wörlitzer Gartenreich" and the city Dessau. In June 2013, another flood caused significant damage in the region.