Pepper (Brenz)
| pepper | ||
 The pepper according to its source |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | DE : 117214 | |
| location | Baden-Wuerttemberg , Swabian Alb | |
| River system | Danube | |
| Drain over | Brenz → Danube → Black Sea | |
| source | Pfefferquelle in Königsbronn 48 ° 44 ′ 28 ″ N , 10 ° 7 ′ 6 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 510 m above sea level NN | |
| Spring discharge |
MNQ MQ MHQ |
13 l / s 110 l / s 700 l / s |
| muzzle | at Königsbronn Monastery in Brenz Coordinates: 48 ° 44 ′ 15 ″ N , 10 ° 7 ′ 1 ″ E 48 ° 44 ′ 15 ″ N , 10 ° 7 ′ 1 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 495 m above sea level NN | |
| Height difference | approx. 15 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 33 ‰ | |
| length | 450 m | |
 The pepper (back right) flows into the Brenz (left) |
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The pepper is a left tributary of the Brenz in Königsbronn in Baden-Württemberg .
geography
Source of pepper
The Pfefferquelle is located in Königsbronn behind the foundry, one of the oldest industrial companies in Germany, in Frauentalstraße on Karstquellenweg . It is a typical karst spring with a spring pot and pours at least 13, an average of 110 and a maximum of 700 liters per second. Their natural overflow is the source of emptiness . The catchment area of the Pfefferquelle includes the markings Ochsenberg , Niesitz, Nietheim and Ebnat (district of Aalen ), which are all on the Härtsfeld . The subterranean cleft ladder that feeds the pepper drain the surface of the “Ebnater karst tub”, which has no outflow. The pepper source was a centuries weir provided for the use of hydropower.
course
The Pfeffer runs in a southerly direction, crosses under the federal highway 19 and the route of the Brenz Valley Railway and flows into the Brenz after about 450 meters at the Königsbronn monastery .
