Zeegenbach

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Zeegenbach
Ziegenbach
Data
Water code DE : 242952
location Franconian Switzerland

Germany

River system Rhine
Drain over Regnitz  → Main  → Rhine  → North Sea
source east of the Strullendorf district of Zeegendorf in the karst region of Franconian Switzerland
49 ° 52 ′ 24 ″  N , 11 ° 4 ′ 38 ″  E
Source height approx.  450  m
muzzle north of Pettstadt in the Regnitz coordinates: 49 ° 50 ′ 29 ″  N , 10 ° 56 ′ 21 ″  E 49 ° 50 ′ 29 ″  N , 10 ° 56 ′ 21 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  240  m
Height difference approx. 210 m
Bottom slope approx. 17 ‰
length 12.1 km

The Zeegenbach is an approx. 12 km long river in the Franconian Jura , approx. 15 km southwest of Bamberg near Strullendorf . It is a right and eastern tributary of the Regnitz . Its catchment area belongs to that of the Main .

Surname

In the official maps, the Zeegenbach is sometimes referred to as the “Ziegenbach”. In other unofficial maps the water in the lower reaches is also called “Strullendorfer Bach”. The Zeegenbach valley is also known as the Franconian Tuscany .

course

The stream rises east of the Strullendorf district of Zeegendorf in the karst area of Franconian Switzerland . There a multitude of small springs feed the water. The stream flows through the Zeegenbach valley towards Strullendorf. The villages of Zeegendorf, Mistendorf, Leesten, Wernsdorf and Amlingstadt , which belong to the municipality of Strullendorf, lie on its course . West of Strullendorf, the Zeegenbach crosses under the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal with the help of a culvert . The brook flows into the Regnitz north of Pettstadt .

Individual evidence

  1. http://gisportal-umwelt.bayern.de/website/lfw/mapservice/wrrl/viewer_wrrl_1_ovv.htm (link not available)
  2. ^ ADAC Freizeitatlas Bayern 1: 100,000, ADAC Verlag München, ISBN 3-8264-1388-1 (2nd edition until 2006)