The Fichtelnaab is a river in

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and the

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. It rises in the

Fichtelgebirge The Fichtel MountainsRandlesome, C. et al. (2011). ''Business Cultures in Europe'', 2nd ed., Routledge, Abingdon and New York, p. 52. . (german: Fichtelgebirge, cs, Smrčiny), form a small horseshoe-shaped mountain range in northeastern Bavaria ...

and flows into the

Waldnaab The Waldnaab (Northern Bavarian: ''Woidnaab'', cs, Lesní Nába, in its upper course: ''Tirschenreuther Waldnaab'') is the left-hand, eastern and longest headstream of the River Naab in the Upper Palatinate ( Bavaria, Germany). At its confluen ...

near

Windischeschenbach Windischeschenbach is a town in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated north of Weiden in der Oberpfalz Weiden in der Oberpfalz (official name: Weiden i.d.OPf.; Northern Bavarian: ''Weidn in da Owapfalz'' ...

Course

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

Fichtelberg The Fichtelberg () is a mountain with two main peaks in the middle of the Ore Mountains in the east German state of Saxony, near the Czech border. At above sea level, the Fichtelberg is the highest mountain in Saxony, the second highest in the ...

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. It is located in the northeast of Bavaria, very close to the Czech-Bavarian border. Geography Tirschenreuth is located in th ...

. 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 Gregnitz is a river of Bavaria, Germany. It flows into the Fichtelnaab near Ebnath Ebnath is a municipality in the district of Tirschenreuth in Bavaria, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in ...

(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