Location Bavaria River system Rhine-Main Mouth Main | River mouth Main, Elsenfeld Length 25 km Country Germany | |
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Main source Elsavaquelle northeast of Hessenthal Progression Main → Rhine → North Sea | ||
Elsava is a just 25 km long right tributary of the Main (river) in the administrative districts Aschaffenburg and Miltenberg in the Bavarian Spessart. It flows into the river Main in Elsenfeld. The short section upstream from Hessenthal to Mespelbrunn is called Kaltenbach.
Contents
Map of Elsava, Germany
Name
The original name Elsapha is descended from the Old High German word Els for alder and the Indogermanic word Ap what meant water. As an explanation "watercourse surrounded by alders" arises from it. The river gave the municipality Elsenfeld the name. The river Aschaff flowing nearby (from Ascapha meaning "ash water") has also the same name origin.
References
Elsava Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA