Pilgerbach is a river of north

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, in the district of

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. It is a westerly

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of the

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into which it flows near

-Grifte, just before the

flows into the

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. The name Pilgerbach can be translated in English as ''Pilgrim's stream''.

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The Pilgerbach rises in the

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of the

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near

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. The spring is on the eastern flank of the Benberg hill and the northern flank of the Bilstein hill, ca. northwest of Besse. After leaving the forest, the river flows through arable land to the south-west of Besse, before it passes the westerly and southern parts of the same town and leaves the

. At this point the Saugraben tributary meets the Pilgerbach from the west. As it flows further eastwards it passes mainly arable and pasture land. Next to the L3221 road it reaches the

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Hahn before passing through

-Holzhausen. On the western edge of this village it meets the Glisborn tributary, which comes from the southwest. After passing under the

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A49 it meets the tributary of the Hertingshausener Bach, and flows next to the L3221 road to the town of Grifte. In this village it flows partly through tunnels and canals. After passing under the railway track, just to the east of Grifte, it flows in to the

river, which in turn flows in the

in just {{convert, 550, m, abbr=on further on. Pilgerbach_2

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