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Ölschnitz (Red Main)

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Reference no.
  
DE: 24122

Country
  
Germany

Length
  
6.84 km

River system
  
Rhine

Location
  
Upper Franconia, Bavaria,  Germany

Main source
  
start: confluence of the Laimbach and Bieberswöhrbach near Emtmannsberg-Unterölschnitzca. 381 m above sea level (NN)

River mouth
  
near Weidenberg-Neunkirchen into the Red Mainca. 358 m above sea level (NN)

Progression
  
Red Main → Main → Rhine → North Sea

The Ölschnitz is right-bank, southeastern headstream of the Red Main in the German province of Upper Franconia in southern Germany. It is just under seven kilometres long.

Contents

Map of %C3%96lschnitz, Germany

Course

The Ölschnitz starts at the confluence of the Laimbach and Bieberswöhrbach streams near Emtmannsberg-Unterölschnitz and discharges into the Red Main near Weidenberg-Neunkirchen.

Places

The Ölschnitz flows through the following places:

  • Unterölschnitz
  • Hauendorf
  • Lehen
  • Stockau
  • Neunkirchen

    • Tributaries

  • Oberölschnitzer Bach (left)
  • Lainbach (right)
  • Würgersbach (right)
  • Mühlbach (right)

    • References

    Ölschnitz (Red Main) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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