Bettenbach (Aar)
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| River system | Rhine | |
| Drain over | Aar → Lahn → Rhine → North Sea | |
| source | west of Aarbergen -Hausen via Aar 50 ° 14 ′ 57 ″ N , 8 ° 2 ′ 57 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 337 m above sea level NHN | |
| muzzle | in Hausen over Aar Coordinates: 50 ° 15 ′ 5 ″ N , 8 ° 3 ′ 33 ″ E 50 ° 15 ′ 5 ″ N , 8 ° 3 ′ 33 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 173 m above sea level NHN | |
| Height difference | approx. 164 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 12% | |
| length | 1.4 km | |
The Bettenbach or Hohlbach is a small, western and left tributary of the Aar (Lahn) in the area of the Aarbergen - Hausen district via Aar ( Hesse ).
Surname
The name Bettenbach comes from the early 20th century and refers to a woman named Elisabeth who lived on the lower reaches. Its old name is Hohlbach, in the upper reaches the valley is called Klingelgraben.
course
The Bettenbach rises at an altitude of 337 m above sea level. NHN west of the Aarbergen district of Hausen above Aar .
It feeds two fish ponds from the 1960s. The lower middle reaches of the bed Bach is like a gully übertieft notch-shaped, which is mainly due to strong deforestation due in the 17th and 18th centuries.
It finally flows out at an altitude of 173 m above sea level. NHN from the left into the Aar.
literature
- C. Stolz: Historical rifts in the Aar catchment area between Wiesbaden and Limburg . Diss. Univ. Mainz, Geography, 2005
Web link
- Local history of the municipality of Hausen over Aar (PDF file; 3.46 MB)