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Rienz

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Length
  
80 km

Source
  
Sexten Dolomites

Mouth
  
Tre Cime di Lavaredo

Basin area
  
2,143 km²

Province
  
South Tyrol

Country
  
Italy

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Main source
  
Sexten Dolomites 2180 m

Die rienz in s dtirol


The Rienz ( [ˈriˑɛnts]; Italian: Rienza [ˈrjentsa]) is a river in South Tyrol, Italy. Its source is located at 2,180 m of altitude, in the Dolomites mountains, south of Toblach: near Toblach it enters in the Puster Valley, and, after 90 km (56 mi), it meets the Eisack river in the city of Brixen, at 550 m of altitude.

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Map of Fiume Rienza, Province of Bolzano - South Tyrol, Italy

The Rienz flows through the following municipalities (source to mouth): Toblach, Niederdorf, Welsberg-Taisten, Olang, Rasen-Antholz, Bruneck, St. Lorenzen, Kiens, Vintl, Mühlbach, Rodeneck and Brixen.

The most significant affluents are:

  • Ahr, forming the Ahrntal and responsible of 1/3 of the total discharge.
  • Antholzer Bach.
  • Gran Ega (Val Badia).
  • Gsieser Bach.
  • Pragser Bach.
  • Pfunderer Bach.
  • Wielenbach.
  • The maximum discharge of the Rienz is around 60 m³/s.

    Rienz abschnitt 154 1


    References

    Rienz Wikipedia