Harmersbach (; below its confluence with the ''Nordrach'': ''Erlenbach'') is a river of

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million i ...

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. It passes through

Zell am Harmersbach Zell am Harmersbach (, ) is a small town and a historic “ Reichsstadt” in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It lies in the Ortenaukreis, between the Black Forest and the Rhine. History Zell was settled on territory owned by Gengenbach Abbey. The ...

, and flows into the Kinzig in Biberach. Until 1806, the Harmersbach valley held the unique distinction of being the only ''Reichstal'' of the

Holy Roman Empire The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman Emperor. It developed in the Early Middle Ages, and lasted for a millennium ...

, a free peasant republic immediate to the Emperor.

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Rivers of Baden-Württemberg Rivers of the Black Forest Rivers of Germany Ortenaukreis {{BadenWürttemberg-river-stub

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