Aurach () is a river in the

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and Roth, Germany. The name means 'river where the

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grazes' (

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''ūro'' 'aurochs' and ''aha'' 'flowing water'). The Aurach originates about west of Petersaurach,

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at an altitude of above sea level. It flows almost eastward until it flows into the

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. On its way, it passes the villages of Aich ( Neuendettelsau, Bertholdsdorf ( Windsbach) Veitsaurach (Windsbach), Barthelmesaurach (

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), Gauchsdorf (

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and Rothaurach ( Roth). Downwards of Götzenreuth (Büchenbach), it is the receiving water of the southern flank of the . It flows to the northern edge of Roth at above sea level from the left into the Rednitz. Like most of the western tributaries of the Rednitz, the Aurach has a small slope and a small runoff as well as sand structures in the waterfront and in the waters of the river. In the past, the Aurach drove a mill about every two miles. These were for example the Hammerschmiede, Geichsenmühle, Mausenmühle, Steinmühle, Buckenmühle, Hasenmühle, Neumühle, and Hebresmühle as well as those at Gauchsdorf and Rothaurach and the Lohmühle near Roth. Today, the hydropower of Aurach has lost its importance. At Petersaurach, Mausendorf, Veitsaurach, Barthelmesaurach, Götzenreuth, Breitenlohe, Aurau, and Rothaurach, the Aurach takes up the purified sewage water from the respective purification plants. The majority of the course of the river Aurach in the district of Roth is located in the landscape protection area No. 00428.01.

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