The Itz () is a river of

Thuringia Thuringia (; officially the Free State of Thuringia, ) is one of Germany, Germany's 16 States of Germany, states. With 2.1 million people, it is 12th-largest by population, and with 16,171 square kilometers, it is 11th-largest in area. Er ...

and

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 ...

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 north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

. The Itz is long and a

right tributary A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream ('' 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 into which the ...

of the

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. The Itz begins in

Sachsenbrunn Sachsenbrunn is a village and a former municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. It includes the community of Stelzen. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town Eisfeld. Culture A notable cultural item in the vill ...

(Stelzen),

and flows southward through Bachfeld and

Schalkau Schalkau is a town in the Sonneberg (district), district of Sonneberg, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 13 km west of Sonneberg, and 15 km north of Coburg. The former municipality Bachfeld was merged into Schalkau in December 2019 ...

. It crosses into

and feeds the

Froschgrundsee Froschgrundsee, also known as Schönstädtspeicher, is a retention basin to protect the city of Coburg in Bavaria from the flooding of the Itz, Effelder, and the Grümpen. It lies in the municipality of Rödental in Upper Franconia Upper F ...

reservoir. It continues through

Dörfles-Esbach Dörfles-Esbach is a municipality in the district of Coburg in Bavaria in 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 north and the Al ...

Coburg Coburg ( , ) is a Town#Germany, town located on the Itz (river), Itz river in the Upper Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. Long part of one of the Thuringian states of the Ernestine duchies, Wettin line, it joined Bavaria by popular vote only ...

, and

Großheirath Großheirath is a municipality in the district of Coburg in Bavaria in 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 north and the Alps ...

, then is joined by the Rodach north of

Itzgrund Itzgrund (valley of the Itz)"COBRA DA CAPELLO - COCCUS"
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. It continues southward to

Rattelsdorf Rattelsdorf is a municipality with market rights in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg. Geography Rattelsdorf lies in the Upper Franconia-West region. It consists of 13 smaller population centres which are all found within the same area. Am ...

and

Baunach Baunach () is a town in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg (district), Bamberg and the seat of the administrative community (''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'') of Baunach. Until administrative reform in 1972, Baunach belonged to the Lower Francon ...

, where it joins the Main. The Itz flooded

in early 2003.

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Rivers of Thuringia Rivers of Bavaria Coburg Coburg (district) Bamberg (district) Haßberge (district) Rivers of Germany {{Thuringia-river-stub

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