The Sinn () is a river that flows through the state of
Hesse
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and the
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 ...
n province of
Lower Franconia
Lower Franconia (, ) is one of seven districts of Bavaria, Germany. The districts of Lower, Middle and Upper Franconia make up the region of Franconia. It consists of nine districts and 308 municipalities (including three cities).
History
After ...
in southern
Germany
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. It is about long and is a right, northerly tributary of the
Franconian Saale
The Franconian Saale (, ) is a 140 km long river in Bavaria, Germany. It is a right-bank tributary of the Main (river), Main, in Lower Franconia. It should not be confused with the larger Saxon Saale (), which is a tributary of the Elbe Riv ...
.
Course
The Sinn emerges in the Franconian
Rhön at the foot of the
Kreuzberg
Kreuzberg () is a district of Berlin, Germany. It is part of the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg borough located south of Berlin-Mitte, Mitte. During the Cold War era, it was one of the poorest areas of West Berlin, but since German reunification in ...
near the local subdistrict (''Gemarkung'') of ''Neuwildflecken''. At
Zeitlofs
Zeitlofs is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen 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 ...
on the Hessian-Lower Franconian border it flows into the
Schmale Sinn
Schmale Sinn (, ; in its upper course in Bavaria: ''Kleine Sinn'', 'Little Sinn') is a river of Bavaria and Hesse, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Sinn near Zeitlofs. Via the Franconian Saale it discharges into the Main.
See also
*Lis ...
which joins it from the
Dammersfeldkuppe
At the Dammersfeldkuppe in Bavaria is the second highest mountain after the Wasserkuppe (; Hessen) in the Rhön, a low mountain range straddling the states of Bavaria, Hesse and Thuringia in Germany.
Location
The Dammersfeldkuppe is situated ...
to the northeast.
Accompanied in places by the
Würzburg−Fulda railway and crossed by the
A 7 motorway bridge below
Riedenberg
Riedenberg is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen 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 ...
, the Sinn initially flows in a southwesterly and then in a southerly direction to
Gemünden, where it joins the
Franconian Saale
The Franconian Saale (, ) is a 140 km long river in Bavaria, Germany. It is a right-bank tributary of the Main (river), Main, in Lower Franconia. It should not be confused with the larger Saxon Saale (), which is a tributary of the Elbe Riv ...
just under 700 m before the latter river discharges into the River
Main
Main may refer to:
Geography
*Main River (disambiguation), multiple rivers with the same name
*Ma'in, an ancient kingdom in modern-day Yemen
* Main, Iran, a village in Fars Province
*Spanish Main, the Caribbean coasts of mainland Spanish territ ...
.
Tributaries
The tributaries of the Sinn include (in downstream order): Oberbach,
Schmale Sinn
Schmale Sinn (, ; in its upper course in Bavaria: ''Kleine Sinn'', 'Little Sinn') is a river of Bavaria and Hesse, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Sinn near Zeitlofs. Via the Franconian Saale it discharges into the Main.
See also
*Lis ...
,
Gronau,
Jossa and
Aura
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* Aura (paranormal), a purported field of luminous multi-colored radiation around a person or object
* Aura (symptom), a symptom experienced before a migraine or seizure
* Halo (religious iconography), glory, or aure ...
.
Towns and villages
The towns and villages along the Sinn and Schmale Sinn include (in downstream order):
Sinn
Wildflecken
Wildflecken is a municipality in the Bad Kissingen district, at the border of northwestern Bavaria and southern Hesse. In 2022, its population was 2,935; the postal code is 97772 (US Forces used APO NY 09026 until July 15, 1991, when APO/FPO/DPO ...
, Oberbach,
Riedenberg
Riedenberg is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen 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 ...
,
Bad Brückenau
Bad Brückenau () is a Hot spring, spa town in Bad Kissingen (district), Bad Kissingen district in northwestern Bavaria in the Rhön Mountains.
Geography
Bad Brückenau is in the tree-lined River Sinn, Sinn valley, in the western Rhön Mountains ...
, Eckarts-Rupboden,
Zeitlofs
Zeitlofs is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen 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 ...
,
Altengronau,
Jossa,
Obersinn
Obersinn (, ) is a market municipality in the Main-Spessart district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' (Administrative Community) of Burgsinn.
Ge ...
,
Mittelsinn,
Burgsinn
Burgsinn () is a market Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the Main-Spessart, Main-Spessart district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany and the seat of the ''Municipal association, Verwal ...
,
Rieneck
Rieneck () is a town in the Main-Spessart, Main-Spessart district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany.
Geography
Location
Rieneck lies in the Würzburg region between the southern foothills ...
, Schaippach,
Gemünden, (Oberzell).
Schmale Sinn
Kothen, Speicherz, the A 7
Grenzwald Bridge,
Oberzell,
Weichersbach,
Mottgers
Nature
The existence of the extremely rare
snake's head fritillary in the Sinn Valley has been recorded since the 19th century. This plant occurs at heights between 160 and 250 metres in various meadow communities, especially in the wet meadows of the two nature reserves that border one another: the ''Sinngrund'' near Obersinn and ''Sinnwiesen von Altengronau''.
References
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Rivers of Hesse
Rhön Mountains
Rivers of Germany