Ybbs () is a
river
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...
in
Lower Austria
Lower Austria ( , , abbreviated LA or NÖ) is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Major cities are Amstetten, Lower Austria, Amstetten, Krems an der Donau, Wiener Neustadt and Sankt Pölten, which ...
. Its
drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land in which all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...
is .
Its source is located on the
Zellerrain Pass
Zellerrain Pass (elevation 1,125 m, 3,691 ft) is a mountain pass in the Ybbstal Alps, located on border between Lower Austria and Styria, west of Mariazell. The pass road has a steep grade of up to 22 percent. The river Ybbs has its source at ...
near
Mariazell
Mariazell (; Central Bavarian: ''Mariazöö'') is an Austrian city in the southeastern state of Styria. Well known for being a hub of winter sports and a pilgrimage destination, it is located north of Graz. It is picturesquely situated in the v ...
. In the beginning, the river is called , then onwards from the border between
Lower Austria
Lower Austria ( , , abbreviated LA or NÖ) is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Major cities are Amstetten, Lower Austria, Amstetten, Krems an der Donau, Wiener Neustadt and Sankt Pölten, which ...
and
Styria
Styria ( ; ; ; ) is an Austrian Federal states of Austria, state in the southeast of the country. With an area of approximately , Styria is Austria's second largest state, after Lower Austria. It is bordered to the south by Slovenia, and cloc ...
up to
Lunz am See
Lunz am See is a municipality in the district of Scheibbs, Lower Austria, Austria
Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states ...
it is called . From there until its confluence to the Danube at
Ybbs an der Donau
Ybbs an der Donau (, ; short: Ybbs; Central Bavarian: ''Ybbs aun da Donau'') is a town in Austria. It was established in 1317. Throughout the town, from the intersection of the important trade routes and along the Danube the town has preserved a si ...
, it is finally called Ybbs.
The Ybbs has a strongly meandering course and flows for around from the South in a northward direction. Along the river there are many metal and lumber industry plants.
The most important towns on the Ybbs are
Lunz am See
Lunz am See is a municipality in the district of Scheibbs, Lower Austria, Austria
Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states ...
,
Göstling an der Ybbs
Göstling an der Ybbs is a municipality in the district of Scheibbs in the Austrian state of Lower Austria
Lower Austria ( , , abbreviated LA or NÖ) is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Major ...
,
Hollenstein an der Ybbs Hollenstein is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Denis Hollenstein (born 1989), Swiss ice hockey player
* Felix Hollenstein (born 1965), Swiss ice hockey player
* Hans Hollenstein (born 1929), Swiss cyclist
* Reto Hollenstein (b ...
,
Opponitz
Opponitz is a town in the district of Amstetten in Lower Austria in Austria.
Geography
Opponitz lies on the Ybbs River in the Mostviertel
''Mostviertel'' (; English: Most (wine), Most'' Quarter') is the southwestern quarter of the four ...
,
Ybbsitz
Ybbsitz is a town in the district of Amstetten (district), Amstetten in Lower Austria in Austria.
Geography
Ybbsitz lies in the Mostviertel in Lower Austria.
References
Cities and towns in Amstetten District
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Waidhofen an der Ybbs
Waidhofen an der Ybbs (, ) is a statutory city ''(Statutarstadt)'' in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. The city had a population of 11,662 as of the 2001 census and an area of 131.56 km². It was first mentioned in 1186 and has been the e ...
,
Amstetten, and Ybbs an der Donau.
The valley of the river Ybbs is called: ''Ybbs Valley'', or ''Ybbs Field'' (). In 788, it was the site of a battle, between
Franks
file:Frankish arms.JPG, Aristocratic Frankish burial items from the Merovingian dynasty
The Franks ( or ; ; ) were originally a group of Germanic peoples who lived near the Rhine river, Rhine-river military border of Germania Inferior, which wa ...
and
Avars.
See also
*
Ybbs Valley Railway
The Ybbs Valley Railway () was a narrow-gauge railway of the Austrian Federal Railways with a track gauge of , located in the Lower Austrian Mostviertel.
The original route followed the valley of the river Ybbs from Waidhofen an der Ybbs to Kie ...
References
Sources
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Rivers of Lower Austria
Rivers of Austria
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