Zittenfelden spring
| Zittenfelden spring | |
|---|---|
 The source outlet |
|
| location | |
| Country or region | Miltenberg district , Lower Franconia ( Bavaria ) |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 37 ′ 6 ″ N , 9 ° 14 ′ 15 ″ E |
| geology | |
| Mountains | Odenwald |
| Exit type | Layer source |
| rock | Red sandstone |
| Hydrology | |
| River system | Rhine |
| Receiving waters | Morre → Billbach → Mud → Main → Rhine → North Sea |
Coordinates: 49 ° 37 ′ 6 ″ N , 9 ° 14 ′ 15 ″ E
The Zittenfeldener Quelle or Siegfriedsquelle is a stratified spring designated as a natural monument near Schneeberg in the Odenwald in Lower Franconia .
description
The Zittenfeldener Quelle is located in the district of Amorbach, about 2 km northwest of Zittenfelden , at about 265 m above sea level. NN . The water rises from a small cave in the red sandstone of the Odenwald and immediately falls down an approximately 3 m high waterfall. The brook that forms there flows into the Morre after approx. 450 m . A few meters above the spring is another, dry spring grotto. The Nibelungensteig leads past the Zittenfelden spring .
The source has been identified as a valuable geotope (geotope number: 676Q001) by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment .
At this source is one of several possible crime scenes from the Nibelungen saga , where Siegfried the dragon slayer was murdered by Hagen von Tronje . The springs are called Siegfriedbrunnen .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b BayernAtlas of the Bavarian State Government ( notes )
- ^ Bavarian State Office for the Environment, Geotope Zittenfeldener Quelle (Siegfriedquelle) SSE von Amorbach (accessed on October 11, 2017).
- ↑ Information board at the source in Zittenfelden