The Jagst () is a right tributary of the

Neckar The Neckar () is a river in Germany, mainly flowing through the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg, with a short section through Hesse. The Neckar is a major right tributary of the Rhine. Rising in the Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis near Schwen ...

in northern

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

. It is 190 km long. Its source is in the hills east of

Ellwangen Ellwangen an der Jagst, officially Ellwangen (Jagst), in common use simply Ellwangen () is a town in the district of Ostalbkreis in the east of Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is situated about north of Aalen. Ellwangen has 25,000 inhabitants ...

, close to the

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n border. It winds through the towns

Crailsheim Crailsheim is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Incorporated in 1338, it lies east of Schwäbisch Hall and southwest of Ansbach in the Schwäbisch Hall district. The city's main attractions include two Evangelical churches, a ...

Kirchberg an der Jagst Kirchberg an der Jagst is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the river Jagst, 11 km northwest of Crailsheim Crailsheim is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Inco ...

Langenburg Langenburg () is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on a hill above the river Jagst, 18 km northeast of Schwäbisch Hall. It is also the place where Wibele - small, sweet, biscuit-lik ...

, Krautheim,

Möckmühl Möckmühl is a town in the district of Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Jagst, 22 km northeast of Heilbronn. Local council Elections in 2014: * Free voters: 8 seats * Citizen list/CDU: 6 seats * ...

and

Neudenau Neudenau () is a town in the district of Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Jagst, 17 km north of Heilbronn Heilbronn () is a city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, surrounded by Heilbronn Distri ...

. Near Bad Wimpfen the Jagst flows into the Neckar, a few km downstream from the mouth of the river

Kocher The Kocher () is a -longincluding its source river Schwarzer Kocher right tributary of the Neckar in the north-eastern part of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The name "Kocher" originates from its Celtic name "cochan" and probably means winding, ...

, that flows more or less parallel to the Jagst. To the south of the river is the

Harthausen Forest The Harthausen Forest (german: Harthäuser Wald) is a large forested area that – depending on the definition used – is 20 to over 30 km² in area. It lies in the north of Baden-Württemberg between the valleys of the lower reaches of the ...

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Jagst (from source to mouth): *Left: Rotenbach, Orrot, Klingenbach, Steinbach, Speltach, Maulach, Grundbach, Ginsbach, Sindelbach *Right: Röhlinger Sechta,

Rechenberger Rot Rechenberger Rot is a river of Baden-Württemberg ( Germany ). It flows into the Jagst near Jagstzell. See also *List of rivers of Baden-Württemberg A list of rivers of Baden-Württemberg, Germany: A * Aal * Aalbach * Aalenbach * Ablach * ...

(Rotbach), Reiglersbach, Gronach, Brettach, Rötelbach, Ette, Erlenbach, Kessach, Hergstbach, Seckach, Schefflenz, Tiefenbach Bassin du Jagst

References

Rivers of Baden-Württemberg Rivers of Germany {{BadenWürttemberg-river-stub