Weppach

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Weppach
The headwaters of the Weppach

The headwaters of the Weppach

Data
location Germany
River system Rhine
Drain over Pegnitz  → Regnitz  → Main  → Rhine  → North Sea
source above Leuzenberg
49 ° 31 '53 "  N , 11 ° 23' 16"  E
Source height 525  m above sea level NN
muzzle near Reichenschwand Castle in the Pegnitz Coordinates: 49 ° 30 '38 "  N , 11 ° 22' 39"  E 49 ° 30 '38 "  N , 11 ° 22' 39"  E
Mouth height 331  m above sea level NN
Height difference 194 m

The Weppach is a right tributary of the Pegnitz , a river in the Nuremberg region .

course

The Weppach rises above Leuzenberg , a district of Reichenschwand , and flows out near the Reichenschwander Castle . During the year, the stream can be compared to a trickle. It first flows through Leuzenberg, then the basin south of Leuzenberg, before passing through the Reichenschwander district of Oberndorf. In the vicinity of the Reichenschwander railway stop, it crosses the Nürnberg-Hersbruck railway line. Then it flows under the B14 , which runs through the Reichenschwand , before the stream flows into the Pegnitz in the area of ​​the hotel on the church square near the Reichenschwander Castle.