The Fichtelnaab is a river, 47.5 kilometres long, in Upper Franconia and the Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany. It rises in the Fichtel Mountains and flows into the Waldnaab near Windischeschenbach.
| Fichtelnaab | |
|---|---|
 Source of the Fichtelnaab | |
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Districts | Bayreuth and Tirschenreuth |
| Reference no. | DE: 1412 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | on the southeastern slopes of the Ochsenkopf |
| • coordinates | 50°01′31″N 11°50′01″E / 50.02528°N 11.83361°E |
| • elevation | ca. 865 m |
| Mouth | |
• location | near Windischeschenbach into the Waldnaab |
• coordinates | 49°48′30″N 12°09′44″E / 49.80833°N 12.16222°E |
• elevation | 423 m |
| Length | 47.4 km (29.5 mi) [1] |
| Basin size | 278 km2 (107 sq mi) [1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Waldnaab→ Naab→ Danube→ Black Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Gregnitz |
Course
editThe source of the Fichtelnaab is located on the southeastern slope of the Ochsenkopf (1,024 m above sea level (NN)) northwest of Fichtelberg and west of the Fichtelsee (10.5 hectares and 752 m above NN). From there it flows southeast through the villages of Fichtelberg and Mehlmeisel in the district of Tirschenreuth. From there the Fichtelnaab passes through Brand, Ebnath, Neusorg and Erbendorf to Windischeschenbach, where it joins the Waldnaab.
Tributaries
edit- Moosbach (right)
- Kratzebach (left)
- Fallbach (right)
- Geisbach (right)
- Fuhrbach (left)
- Saugrabenbach (right)
- Gregnitz (left)
- Goldbach (right)
- Witzelbach (right)
- Höllbach (left)
- Felberger Bach (right)
- Forellenbach (left)
- Tiefenbach (right)
- Galgenbach (right)
- Steinbach (right)
- Heinbach (left)
Sources
edit- Die Naab – mit Waldnaab, Fichtelnaab, Haidenaab. 144 Seiten, Pustet, Regensburg,ISBN 3-7917-1915-7.
References
edit- ^ a b Complete table of the Bavarian Waterbody Register by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (xls, 10.3 MB)