The Fichtelnaab is a river, 47.5 kilometres long, in

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and the

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. It rises in the

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and flows into the

Waldnaab The Waldnaab (; ; , in its upper course: ''Tirschenreuther Waldnaab'') is the left-hand, eastern and longest headstream of the Naab, River Naab in the Upper Palatinate (Bavaria, Germany). At its confluence with the Haidenaab near Luhe-Wildenau, t ...

near

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Course

The

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of the ''Fichtelnaab'' is located on the southeastern slope of the Ochsenkopf () northwest of

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and west of the Fichtelsee (10.5

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s and 752 m above NN). From there it flows southeast through the villages of Fichtelberg and Mehlmeisel in the district of

Tirschenreuth Tirschenreuth (; Northern Bavarian: ''Dirschnrad'', ''Diascharad'') is the capital city of the district of Tirschenreuth (district), Tirschenreuth. It is located in the northeast of Bavaria, very close to the Czech-Bavarian border. Geography Tirs ...

. From there the ''Fichtelnaab'' passes through

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, Ebnath, Neusorg and

Erbendorf Erbendorf () is a town in the Upper Palatinate (Oberpfalz) region of Germany. As of December, 2006, the town has a population of 5,341. The following villages are incorporated into the town: Aschenhof, Birkenreuth, Boxdorf, Eppenhof, Frodersreut ...

, where it joins the

Tributaries

* Moosbach (right) * Kratzebach (left) * Fallbach (right) * Geisbach (right) * Fuhrbach (left) * Saugrabenbach (right) * Gregnitz (left) * Goldbach (right) * Witzelbach (right) * Höllbach (left) * Felberger Bach (right) * Forellenbach (left) * Tiefenbach (right) * Galgenbach (right) * Steinbach (right) * Heinbach (left)

Sources

* ''Die Naab – mit Waldnaab, Fichtelnaab, Haidenaab.'' 144 Seiten, Pustet, Regensburg,.

References

{{Reflist Rivers of Bavaria Fichtel Mountains Rivers of Germany