The Ölschnitz is right-bank, southeastern headstream of the
Red Main
The Red Main (german: Roter Main or ''Rotmain'') is a river in southern Germany. It is the southern, left headstream of the river Main. It rises in the hills of Franconian Switzerland, near Haag and flows generally northwest through the towns Cr ...
in the
German
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province of
Upper Franconia
Upper Franconia (german: Oberfranken) is a ''Regierungsbezirk'' (administrative 'Regierungs''region 'bezirk'' of the state of Bavaria, southern Germany. It forms part of the historically significant region of Franconia, the others being Middle F ...
in
Bavaria
Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...
. It is long, and including its source river ''Laimbach'' .
Course
The ''Ölschnitz'' starts at the confluence of the ''Laimbach'' and ''Bieberswöhrbach'' streams near
Emtmannsberg-Unterölschnitz and discharges into the Red Main near
Weidenberg
Weidenberg is a municipality in the district of Bayreuth in Bavaria in Germany. The Ölschnitz river discharges near Weidenberg-Neunkirchen into the Red Main.
Nearby is the site of a medieval castle, known as Burgstall Schlosshügel
The Burgst ...
-Neunkirchen.
Places
The ''Ölschnitz'' flows through the following places:
* Unterölschnitz
* Hauendorf
* Lehen
* Stockau
* Neunkirchen
Tributaries
* Oberölschnitzer Bach (left)
* Lainbach (right)
* Würgersbach (right)
* Mühlbach (right)
See also
*
List of rivers of Bavaria
A list of rivers of Bavaria, Germany:
A
* Aalbach
*Abens
* Ach
* Afferbach
* Affinger Bach
* Ailsbach
*Aisch
* Aiterach
*Alpbach
*Alster
* Altmühl
*Alz
* Amper
* Anlauter
* Arbach
* Arbachgraben
*Aschaff
* Aschbach
* Attel
* Aubach, tributary of ...
References
External links
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Rivers of Bavaria
Bayreuth (district)
Rivers of Germany