The Debantbach is a stream in

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. Its source is west of the

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and north of the Leibnitztörl, below the . At the end of the Debanttal Valley, the Debantbach joins the Gößnitzbach and then flows through the Debanttal and into the

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. The Debantbach descends a total of from its source to its mouth, and it has a total length of . Its

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is . It takes in a total of 48 bodies of water (including tributaries and their tributaries).

Name

Different etymologies have been suggested for the name "Debant". One possibility is that it comes from a

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place name, such as ''Deva'' or ''Debana'', ultimately deriving from the

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''divius'' ("divine"). Another suggestion is that the name is derived from the

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root ''djeva'' ("girl").

References

Tributaries of the Drava Rivers of Tyrol (state) Rivers of Austria {{Tyrol-geo-stub