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Coburg
Coburg () is a town located on the Itz river in the Upper Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. Long part of one of the Thuringian states of the Wettin line, it joined Bavaria by popular vote only in 1920. Until the revolution of 1918, it ...
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Thuringian Forest
The Thuringian Forest (''Thüringer Wald'' in German), is a mountain range in the southern parts of the German state of Thuringia, running northwest to southeast. Skirting from its southerly source in foothills to a gorge on its north-west side ...
near
Sachsenbrunn
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Main
Main may refer to:
Geography
*Main River (disambiguation)
**Most commonly the Main (river) in Germany
* Main, Iran, a village in Fars Province
*"Spanish Main", the Caribbean coasts of mainland Spanish territories in the 16th and 17th centuries
* ...
southeast of
Baunach
Baunach is a town in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg and the seat of the administrative community (''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'') of Baunach. Until administrative reform in 1972, Baunach belonged to the Lower Franconian district of Ebern.
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Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...
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The Itz is a river of
Thuringia
Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million.
Erfurt is the capital and lar ...
and
Bavaria
Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total l ...
,
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...
.
The Itz is long and a
right tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainag ...
of the
Main
Main may refer to:
Geography
*Main River (disambiguation)
**Most commonly the Main (river) in Germany
* Main, Iran, a village in Fars Province
*"Spanish Main", the Caribbean coasts of mainland Spanish territories in the 16th and 17th centuries
* ...
.
The Itz begins in
Sachsenbrunn (Stelzen),
Thuringia
Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million.
Erfurt is the capital and lar ...
and flows southward through
Bachfeld
Bachfeld is a village and a former municipality in the Sonneberg district of Thuringia, Germany. Since December 2019, it is part of the town Schalkau.
References
Sonneberg (district)
Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen
Former municipalities in T ...
and
Schalkau
Schalkau is a town in the district of Sonneberg, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 13 km west of Sonneberg, and 15 km north of Coburg. The former municipality Bachfeld
Bachfeld is a village and a former municipality in the So ...
. It crosses into
Bavaria
Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total l ...
and feeds the
Froschgrundsee reservoir. It continues through
Dörfles-Esbach,
Coburg
Coburg () is a town located on the Itz river in the Upper Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. Long part of one of the Thuringian states of the Wettin line, it joined Bavaria by popular vote only in 1920. Until the revolution of 1918, it ...
, and
Großheirath, then is joined by the
Rodach north of
Itzgrund. It continues southward to
Rattelsdorf and
Baunach
Baunach is a town in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg and the seat of the administrative community (''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'') of Baunach. Until administrative reform in 1972, Baunach belonged to the Lower Franconian district of Ebern.
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, where it joins the Main.
The Itz flooded
Coburg
Coburg () is a town located on the Itz river in the Upper Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. Long part of one of the Thuringian states of the Wettin line, it joined Bavaria by popular vote only in 1920. Until the revolution of 1918, it ...
in early 2003.
See also
*
List of rivers of Thuringia
A list of rivers of Thuringia, Germany:
A
* Alster
* Apfelstädt
* Ascherbach
*Auma
B
* Biber
* Bibra
* Blambach
* Bode
* Breitenbach
*Breitstrom
D
* Dammbach
* Deube
* Dober
* Dürrbach
E
* Effelder
* Eichbach
* Ellenbach
* Eller
* Elsc ...
*
List of rivers of Bavaria
A list of rivers of Bavaria, Germany:
A
* Aalbach
* Abens
* Ach
*Afferbach
* Affinger Bach
*Ailsbach
* Aisch
* Aiterach
* Alpbach
* Alster
* Altmühl
* Alz
* Amper
*Anlauter
*Arbach
* Arbachgraben
*Aschaff
* Aschbach
* Attel
* Aubach, tributary o ...
References
Rivers of Thuringia
Rivers of Bavaria
Coburg
Coburg (district)
Bamberg (district)
Haßberge (district)
Rivers of Germany
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