Hirschbach (Gersprenz)
The Hirschbach (English: "deer stream") is a river in Hesse, Germany. It is an approximately 5 km (7.5 km counting its headstream the Zeilharder Bach) long tributary of the Gersprenz river, itself a tributary of the Main.
| Hirschbach | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| ⁃ location | Zeilhard (Reinheim) |
| Mouth | |
⁃ location | Groß-Zimmern (in the Gersprenz) |
⁃ coordinates | 49.8715°N 8.8358°E |
| Length | 5 km (3.1 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Gersprenz→ Main→ Rhine→ North Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| ⁃ left | Weihersgraben |
Geography
The stream is formed at Zeilhard, east of Reinheim, flows south past Georgenhausen, north-east and then north to Groß-Zimmern and enters the Gersprenz there.
Inflows
- Zeilharder Bach (headstream)
- Weihersgraben (left)
See also
External links
- Merz, Regina. "Entstehung und Chronologie der Hirschbach-Renaturierung". Gross-zimmern.de (in German). Retrieved 21 March 2015.
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