Weilbach (Mud)
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Weilbach (upper course: Reuenthalbach ) |
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 The Weilbach in Weilbach |
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| Water code | DE : 247292 | |
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Odenwald
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| River system | Rhine | |
| Drain over | Mud → Main → Rhine → North Sea | |
| source | as Reuenthalbach southwest of Wenschdorf 49 ° 40 ′ 10 ″ N , 9 ° 16 ′ 53 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 430 m above sea level NN | |
| muzzle | in Weilbach in the Mud coordinates: 49 ° 40 ′ 10 ″ N , 9 ° 12 ′ 43 ″ E 49 ° 40 ′ 10 ″ N , 9 ° 12 ′ 43 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 141 m above sea level NN | |
| Height difference | approx. 289 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 43 ‰ | |
| length | 6.7 km | |
| Left tributaries | Reichartshauser Bach | |
 The Weilbach (in the back) flows into the Mud |
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The Weilbach or in the upper reaches of Reuenthalbach is a right tributary of the Mud in the Bavarian Odenwald .
Surname
The name Weilbach is made up of the personal name Wilo and the Old High German word bach . The brook gave the market town of Weilbach its name.
geography
course
The Weilbach rises as Reuenthalbach southwest of Wenschdorf . It flows through an almost untouched valley in a south-westerly direction. From Reuenthal onwards it bears the name Weilbach. It flows southeast of Weilbach towards the Gotthardsberg (304 m) and bends to the northwest. In Weilbach it flows into the Mud at the bridge at the entrance to the town .
Tributaries
- Wenschdorfer Bach (right)
- Monbrunner Bach (right)
- Reichartshauser Bach (left)
Mud river system
Web links
Commons : Weilbach - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Google Earth
- ^ Wolf-Armin von Reitzenstein : Lexicon of Franconian place names. Origin and meaning . Upper Franconia, Middle Franconia, Lower Franconia. CH Beck, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-406-59131-0 , p. 236 ( limited preview in Google Book search).