Haslochbach is a small river of
Bavaria
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,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. It flows into the
Main
Main may refer to:
Geography
* Main River (disambiguation)
**Most commonly the Main (river) in Germany
* Main, Iran, a village in Fars Province
*"Spanish Main", the Caribbean coasts of mainland Spanish territories in the 16th and 17th centuries
...
east of
Hasloch
Hasloch is a community in the Main-Spessart district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' of Kreuzwertheim. Hasloch has a population close to 1,400.
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.
Course
The Hasellochbach rises at the ''Haselbrunnen'' in the upper Haseltal, at the foot of the
Geiersberg, the highest elevation of the
Spessart
Spessart is a ''Mittelgebirge'', a range of low wooded mountains, in the States of Bavaria and Hesse in Germany. It is bordered by the Vogelsberg, Rhön and Odenwald. The highest elevation is the Geiersberg at 586 metres above sea level.
Etymo ...
.
Passing through two small ponds the rivulet then flows to the south and underneath the of the major motorway ''
Bundesautobahn 3
is an autobahn in Germany running from the Germany-Netherlands border near Wesel in the northwest to the Germany-Austria border near Passau.
Major cities along its total length of 778 km (483 mi) include Oberhausen, Duisburg, Düsse ...
''. It then becomes the border between the districts of
Miltenberg
Miltenberg () is a town in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany. It is the seat of the like-named district and has a population of over 9,000.
Geography
Location
The old town lies on the Main ...
and
Main-Spessart
Main-Spessart is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the northwest of Bavaria, Germany. It is located in Lower Franconia and derives its name from the river Main and the wooded hills of the Spessart.
Geography
The district is bounded by (from the north ...
and gradually turns more to the southeast.
It flows past the village of
Schollbrunn, which is located on the hill to the south. Beginning at the ''Zwieselsmühle'' (water mill) the valley of the Haslochbach is called ''Mühlental'' and the flows into the Haslochbach from the north. The brook then passes the ''Nickelsmühle'' and the ''Fechermühle'' near the ruin of the medieval '. At the ''Fechermühle'', the or ''Klosterbach'' flows into the Haslochbach from the west, from the direction of the nearby
Grünau Charterhouse
Grünau Charterhouse (German: ''Kloster'' or ''Kartause Grünau'') is a former Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse, in Schollbrunn in Bavaria, Germany. It was the first Carthusian monastery in Franconia and in today's Bavaria.
Geography
The ch ...
. This marks the end of the ''Mühlental''.
The Haslochbach then flows south past the ''Barthelsmühle'', parallel to the road ST2316, and into the Main, east of Hasloch.
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
Rivers of the Spessart
Rivers of Germany
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