Döbrabach (also Döbra) is a small river of

Bavaria Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a States of Germany, state in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the list of German states by area, largest German state by land area, comprising approximately 1/5 of the total l ...

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

. The Döbrabach source is at the village of (district of the town

Schwarzenbach am Wald Schwarzenbach am Wald is a town in the district of Hof, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 21 km west of Hof, and 23 km northeast of Kulmbach Kulmbach () is the capital of the district of Kulmbach in Bavaria in Germany. The town, o ...

) at the foot of the

Döbraberg Döbraberg () is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen St ...

in the

Franconian Forest View to Döbraberg The Franconian Forest''Franconian Forest''
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. It passes through the village of (district of

Naila Naila is a town in the Hof district of Bavaria, Germany. It lies in the Franconian Forest. Naila is from the larger city of Hof, on both banks of the Selbitz river. History The earliest documentation of Naila was recorded on 9 January 1343. ...

) and flows south of the village (district of

Selbitz Selbitz is a town in the district of Hof, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 12 km west of Hof. Sport The town's association football club SpVgg Selbitz greatest success came in 2012 when it qualified for the new northern division of th ...

) into the river

. The creek was first mentioned on April 28, 1386, when the castle Veste

Schauenstein Schauenstein is a town in the district of Hof, in Bavaria, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the so ...

was sold to

Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg Frederick V of Nuremberg (before 3 March 1333 – 21 January 1398) was a Burgrave (''Burggraf'') of Nuremberg, of the House of Hohenzollern. Life He was the elder son of John II, Burgrave of Nuremberg and Elisabeth of Henneberg. From the ...

. The Döbrabach is the name given to both the village Döbra and the mountain Döbraberg.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dobrabach Rivers of Bavaria Rivers of Germany

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