Breitenbach (Speyerbach)

Breitenbach
Location Rhineland-Palatinate; Germany
Reference no. DE: 237834
Length 6.74 km [1]
Source in the Dreibrunnental valley in the central Palatine Forest
49°23′26″N 7°58′22″E / 49.390609°N 7.972667°E / 49.390609; 7.972667Coordinates: 49°23′26″N 7°58′22″E / 49.390609°N 7.972667°E / 49.390609; 7.972667
Source height 336 m above sea level (NN)
Mouth near Breitenstein into the Speyerbach
49°20′42″N 8°00′07″E / 49.344873°N 8.001916°E / 49.344873; 8.001916
Mouth height 194 m above sea level (NN)
Descent 142 m
Basin Rhine
Progression Speyerbach Rhine North Sea
Catchment 13.228 km² [1]

The Breitenbach is a left tributary of the Speyerbach. It rises in the central Palatine Forest in the valley of Dreibrunnental ("Three Springs Valley") and flows towards the south, where it forms the parish boundary between Elmstein and Esthal almost throughout. On the way it passes the Goldbrunnen spring. After about 10 kilometres it empties into the Speyerbach at the hamlet of Breitenstein. The timber rafting station there is classed as a cultural monument; in the immediate vicinity of the confluence are the ruins of Breitenstein Castle.

Tributaries

References

  1. 1 2 Geoportal Wasser Rheinland-Pfalz
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