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The Vltava ( German: Moldau) is the longest river in the Czech Republic, draining north from its source in Šumava through Ceský Krumlov, Ceské Budejovice and Prague, merging with the Elbe (Labe) at Melník. It is 430 kilometers long and drains about 28,000 square kilometers; at the confluence it has actually more water than Labe but joins it in the right angle to its flow so it appears just a tributary.In August 2002 a 500-year flood of the Vltava killed several people and caused massive damage and disruption along its length.
One of the pieces from the classical Czech composer Bedrich Smetana's set of six symphonic poemA symphonic poem or tone poem is a piece of orchestral music in one movement in which some extra-musical programme provides a narrative or illustrative element. This programme could come from a poem, a novel, a painting or some other source. Music based os, Ma Vlast is called Vltava, and is an evocation of the course the river takes.
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