The Leibi is a tributary of 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 ...

in the district of Neu-Ulm,

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 source of the Leibi is in the west of an industrial area in

Weißenhorn Weißenhorn is a Town#Germany, town in the Neu-Ulm (district), district of Neu-Ulm in Bavaria. Weißenhorn is located about 22 km southeast of Ulm. History Archaeologic finds prove that the area of Weißenhorn was once a settlement of the Al ...

. The river is 23.1 km long. At first the Leibi crosses the industrial area from South to North and the fields north of it. Then the river briefly turns west along a forest area. After that it flows again to north, past the hamlet Hirbishofen (a part of

Pfaffenhofen an der Roth Pfaffenhofen an der Roth (, ) is a municipality and a village in the district of Neu-Ulm in Bavaria in Germany. Its most famous inhabitant was Hermann Köhl, an aviation pioneer of the 1920s. Geography The municipality is centered around the vil ...

), Holzheim and Steinheim (part of the city of

Neu-Ulm Neu-Ulm (, ; Swabian: ''Nej-Ulm'') is the seat of the Neu-Ulm district and a town in Swabia, Bavaria. Neighbouring towns include Ulm, Senden, Pfaffenhofen an der Roth, Holzheim, Nersingen and Elchingen. The population is 58,978 (31 Decembe ...

). Afterwards the Leibi flows twice under the

Bundesautobahn 7 is the longest German Autobahn and the longest national motorway in Europe at 963 km (598 mi). It bisects the country almost evenly between east and west. In the north, it starts at the border with Denmark as an extension of the Danish part of ...

and changes its way to northeast. The river traverses a part of

Nersingen Nersingen is a municipality in the District of Neu-Ulm in Bavaria, Germany. The neighbours are Neu-Ulm, Elchingen, Bibertal and Pfaffenhofen an der Roth. Geography Geographic location Through the area of Nersingen flow three rivers: The Da ...

also named Leibi and flows finally, after a few hundred meters through the forest ''Auwald'', into the Danube.

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External links

Guide to Bavaria, Neu-Ulm entry
Rivers of Bavaria Rivers of Germany

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