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River Sinn
The Sinn is a river that flows through the state of Hesse and the Bavarian province of Lower Franconia in southern Germany. It is about long and is a right, northerly tributary of the Franconian Saale. Course The Sinn emerges in the Franconian Rhön at the foot of the Kreuzberg near the local subdistrict (''Gemarkung'') of ''Neuwildflecken''. At Zeitlofs on the Hessian-Lower Franconian border it flows into the Schmale Sinn which joins it from the Dammersfeldkuppe to the northeast. Accompanied in places by the Würzburg−Fulda railway and crossed by the A 7 motorway bridge below Riedenberg, the Sinn initially flows in a southwesterly and then in a southerly direction to Gemünden, where it joins the Franconian Saale just under 700 m before the latter river discharges into the River Main. Tributaries The tributaries of the Sinn include (in downstream order): Oberbach, Schmale Sinn, Gronau, Jossa and Aura. Towns and villages The towns and villages along ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franconian Saale
The Franconian Saale (german: Fränkische Saale) is a 140 km long river in Bavaria, Germany. It is a right-bank tributary of the Main, in Lower Franconia. It should not be confused with the larger Saxon Saale (german: Sächsische Saale), which is a tributary of the Elbe River. The Franconian Saale flows through Bad Königshofen, Bad Neustadt, Bad Kissingen, Hammelburg and flows into the Main River in Gemünden am Main. Course Headwaters The Franconian Saale begins in the region of Grabfeld east and southeast of Bad Königshofen at the confluence of two headstreams: *The ''Saalbrunnen'', its northern headstream, rises at the so-called "Source of the Franconian Saale" (''Fränkische Saale Quelle''), 1.7 km east of Alsleben (a district of Trappstadt) on the road to Gompertshausen below the ''Kapellenberg'' at a height of 313 metres above sea level ( NN). The first enclosed wellspring was made of sandstone in the 1940s, it was redesigned in 1973, but its present app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gronau (Sinn)
Gronau () is a river of Hesse, Germany and a right tributary of the Sinn. Including its left source river ''Westernbach'', it has a total length of . Course The Gronau rises in the unincorporated area ''Gutsbezirk Spessart'' in the Hessian part of the ''Mittelgebirge'' Spessart. It flows into the Sinn at Altengronau. See also *List of rivers of Hesse A list of rivers of Hesse, Germany: A * Aar, tributary of the Dill * Aar, tributary of the Lahn * Aar, tributary of the Twiste *Aarbach *Affhöllerbach * Ahlersbach, tributary of the Kinzig in Schlüchtern-Herolz * Ahlersbach, tributary of the K ... References External links Rivers of Hesse Rivers of the Spessart Rivers of Germany {{Hesse-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rieneck
Rieneck () is a town in the 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 of the Rhön (range) and the east side of the Spessart (range) on the lower reaches of the River Sinn, 12 km northeast of Lohr am Main, and 39 km northwest of Würzburg. Administratively, it belongs to the Main-Spessart district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia. There are 140 ha of cropfields, meadows and woodland around the village. Subdivisions The town has only the ''Gemarkung'' (traditional rural cadastral area) of Rieneck. History In 790, Rieneck had its first documentary mention. The town's current name comes from its former lords, the Counts of Rieneck, who themselves had taken the name from a Middle Rhenish noble family that had died out. In the mid-12th century a castle was built on the banks of the Sinn. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burgsinn
Burgsinn is a market community in the Main-Spessart district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany and the seat of the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' (municipal association) of Burgsinn. It has a population of around 2,500. Geography Location Burgsinn lies in the Main-Spessart district, in the ''Mittelgebirge'' Spessart. It is located in the valley of the river Sinn from which it takes its name. Subdivisions The community has only the ''Gemarkung'' (traditional rural cadastral area) of Burgsinn. The municipal territory stretches into the wooded hills east and west of the Sinn valley. Neighbouring communities Burgsinn borders on (from the north, clockwise): Mittelsinn, the unincorporated areas ' and ', Wartmannsroth, Gräfendorf, Rieneck, (unincorporated area), Fellen and Aura im Sinngrund. History A stone hatchet found in Burgsinn, from the final days of the Neolithic ' bears witness to the first known human presence in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mittelsinn
Mittelsinn is a community 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. Geography Location Mittelsinn lies in the Würzburg Region. The community has the following ''Gemarkungen'' (traditional rural cadastral areas): Mittelsinn, Forst Aura. History The greater part of the former ''Amt'' of the Princely Electorate (''Hochstift'') of Würzburg had passed by 1808 to the Principality of Aschaffenburg (in 1803 first to Bavaria, and then in 1805 to the Grand Duchy of Würzburg), with which it passed in 1814 to Bavaria. The local rights held by the Electorate of Hesse-Kassel, however, did not pass to Bavaria until 1860. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, the current community came into being with the ''Gemeindeedikt'' (“Municipal Edict”) of 1818. No later than the 19th century, there were Jewish familie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obersinn
Obersinn () is a market community 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. Geography Location Obersinn lies in the Würzburg Region and is split into a Spessart half and a Rhön side by its namesake river, the Sinn. The landscape is characterized by fields, meadows and, above all, beech forests. The municipality has the following subdivisions (''Gemarkungen'', traditional rural cadastral areas): Obersinn, Burgjoß, Forst Aura. History The greater part of the local rights of the Princely Electorate (''Hochstift'') of Würzburg had passed in 1808 to the Principality of Aschaffenburg (after going first to Bavaria in 1803 and then to the Grand Duchy of Würzburg in 1805), with which it passed in 1814 back to Bavaria. Hesse-Kassel’s local rights passed to Bavaria only in 1860. In the course of administrative reform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jossa (Sinntal)
Jossa is a village in the German municipality of Sinntal in Main-Kinzig-Kreis in the state of Hesse. Jossa lies within the Spessart nature park and is a state-recognised health resort. The village has 664 inhabitants (as at: 31 December 2005) and covers an area of . Its councillor A councillor is an elected representative for a local government council in some countries. Canada Due to the control that the provinces have over their municipal governments, terms that councillors serve vary from province to province. Unl ... is Günter Walther (2008). {{Authority control Main-Kinzig-Kreis Villages in Hesse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Brückenau
Bad Brückenau () is a spa town in Bad Kissingen district in northwestern Bavaria in the Rhön Mountains. Geography Bad Brückenau is in the tree-lined Sinn valley, in the western Rhön Mountains – this river being a tributary of the Main. It consists of five subdivisions: the central town and four suburbs: Staatsbad Brückenau, Wernarz, Volkers and Römershag. History History of Brückenau The early history of the town is sparsely documented. The first buildings were probably erected close to a ford across the Sinn, which was in use by the time of Charlemagne. By the 12th century the settlement had reached the size of a small town and was called Sinn-Au. Earliest mention of the town is made in a document dating back to 1249, when Fulda Abbey granted Sinn-Au certain privileges. In 1260 the Bishop had four castles built around the town, which he granted to various vassals in the area. Around that time, he also fortified the town with a simple town wall. In 1310 Sinn-A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
