Vinxtbach

Vinxtbach
The mouth of the Vinxtbach
Location Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Reference no. DE: 27174
Physical characteristics
Main source South-southwest of Schalkenbach-Obervinxt and east of the Adert
397 m above sea level (NHN)
50°28′57″N 7°07′09″E / 50.482378°N 7.119249°E / 50.482378; 7.119249Coordinates: 50°28′57″N 7°07′09″E / 50.482378°N 7.119249°E / 50.482378; 7.119249
River mouth Near Rheineck Castle between Bad Breisig and Brohl-Lützing into the Rhine
64 m above sea level (NHN)
50°30′05″N 7°18′42″E / 50.501278°N 7.311694°E / 50.501278; 7.311694
Length 19.11 km [1]
Basin features
Progression RhineNorth Sea
Basin size 45.472 km² [1]

The Vinxtbach is a stream, around 19 km long, which rises south-southwest of Schalkenbach-Obervinxt and east of the Adert and which discharges into the River Rhine near Rheineck Castle between Bad Breisig and Brohl-Lützing.

The name Vinxt is derived from the Latin term finis, which means "border". Today the Vinxtbach forms a dialect boundary, "Vinxtbach line" (Vinxtbachlinie). North of the Vinxtbach the Ripuarian dialects are spoken, south of it, the Moselle Franconian dialects.

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