The Haidenaab is the right and western headstream of the
River Naab in the
Upper Palatinate
The Upper Palatinate (; , , ) is an administrative district in the east of Bavaria, Germany. It consists of seven districts and 226 municipalities, including three cities.
Geography
The Upper Palatinate is a landscape with low mountains and nume ...
in the south German state 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 ...
. At its confluence with 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
Luhe-Wildenau
Luhe-Wildenau is a municipality in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab 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 n ...
, the Naab is formed.
Course
The river rises in the district of
Bayreuth
Bayreuth ( or ; High Franconian German, Upper Franconian: Bareid, ) is a Town#Germany, town in northern Bavaria, Germany, on the Red Main river in a valley between the Franconian Jura and the Fichtel Mountains. The town's roots date back to 11 ...
on the southern edge of the
Fichtel Mountains
The Fichtel Mountains (, ; ) is a mountain range in Germany and the Czech Republic. They extend from the valley of the Red Main River in northeastern Bavaria to the Karlovy Vary Region in western Czech Republic. The Fichtel Mountains contain an ...
between
Kirchenpingarten and the mountain of ''Platte'' (), about seven kilometres north of
Speichersdorf
Speichersdorf is a municipality in the district of Bayreuth in Upper Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated near the Fichtel Mountains, 18 km east of Bayreuth
Bayreuth ( or ; High Franconian German, Upper Franconian: Bareid, ...
.
From there the ''Haidenaab'' heads in a southeasterly direction before reaching 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 ...
by the Renaissance castle of Schlackenhof, where it is joined from the northwest by the ''Flernitzbach''. Running past Kaibitz Castle it enters the
district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab after a short distance. Near Dorfgmünd it is joined by its largest tributary, the River
Creußen
Creußen is a town in the district of Bayreuth in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the Red Main river, 13 km southeast of Bayreuth.
Creußen is famous for its stoneware beer steins.
Creußen is the starting point of the Red Main bran ...
. The Haidenaab continues past
Pressath
Pressath is a municipality in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab, in Bavaria, Germany. Pressath was founded in 1657. It is situated 20 km northwest of Weiden in der Oberpfalz and ca. 7 km north of Grafenwöhr
Grafenwöhr (, N ...
and
Mantel to
Luhe-Wildenau
Luhe-Wildenau is a municipality in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab 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 n ...
, where it is united at the village of Unterwildenau with 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 ...
to become the
Naab
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The Naab (Czech: ''Nába'') is a river in Bavaria, Germany.
This 97.5 kilometer long river is a left tributary of the Danube. Its average discharge at the mouth is .
The Naab is formed by the confluence of the Waldnaab and the Hai ...
, which eventually flows into the
Danube
The Danube ( ; see also #Names and etymology, other names) is the List of rivers of Europe#Longest rivers, second-longest river in Europe, after the Volga in Russia. It flows through Central and Southeastern Europe, from the Black Forest sou ...
. For much of its course the Haidenaab is accompanied by the
Haidenaab Cycleway
The Haidenaab is the right and western headstream of the River Naab in the Upper Palatinate in the south German state of Bavaria. At its confluence with the Waldnaab near Luhe-Wildenau, the Naab is formed.
Course
The river rises in the distri ...
. This runs through the villages of Kastl, Trabitz, Pressath, Schwarzenbach, Mantel, Weiherhammer, Etzenricht, Oberwildenau and Unterwildenau. As the Naab Cycleway the path continues to the city of Regensburg.
Tributaries
* Blumenbach (left)
* Kaltenbach (left)
* Goldbach (right)
* Weiherlohe (left)
* Tauritzbach (right)
* Flernitzbach (right)
* Mooswiesengraben (left)
* Fallbach (left)
* Grünbach (left)
* Mühlbach (right)
* Brandgraben (left)
* Siechenbach (left)
* Pressather Bach (left)
* Schwarzenbach (left)
*
Creußen
Creußen is a town in the district of Bayreuth in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the Red Main river, 13 km southeast of Bayreuth.
Creußen is famous for its stoneware beer steins.
Creußen is the starting point of the Red Main bran ...
(right)
*
Hohlbach (left)
* Heilinglohbach (left)
* Röthenbach (right)
* Eichelbach (right)
* Mühllohbach (right)
* Stockweiherbach (right)
Sources
* „The Naab – mit Waldnaab, Fichtelnaab, Haidenaab.“, 144 pages, Pustet, Regensburg.()
References
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Rivers of Bavaria
Fichtel Mountains
Rivers of Germany