First attested in Latin as Albis, the name Elbe means "river" or "river-bed" and is nothing more than the High German version of a word (*albī) found elsewhere in Germanic; cf. Old Norse river name Elfr, Swedishälv

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In the Czech Republic
The Elbe rises at an elevation of about 1,400 metres (4,593 ft) in the Giant Mountains(also known as Krkonoše in Czech or in German as

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The Elbe has always been navigable by commercial vessels, and provides important trade links as far inland as Prague. The river is linked by canals (Elbe Lateral Canal, Elbe-Havel Canal, Mittellandkanal) to the industrial areas of Germany and to

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The Elbe is crossed by many ferries, both passenger and car carrying. In downstream order, these include:
• Dolní Žleb Ferry

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Ptolemy recorded the Elbe as Albis (Germanic for "river") in Germania Magna, with its source in the Asciburgis mountains (Krkonoše, Riesengebirge or Giant Mountains), where the Germanic Vandalii then lived.
The Elbe has long served

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• 2002 European floods
• 2006 European floods
• 2013 European floods
• Saxon Elbeland, the region of the Upper Elbe in Germany

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Headwaters
• Hořejší – in Kolín
• Kmochův – in Kolín
Upper reaches
• Pillnitzer

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