The Kammel is a
river
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in
Bavaria
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, southern
Germany
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. The Kammel originates west of
Mindelheim
Mindelheim (; Swabian German, Swabian: ''Mindelhoi'') is a Town#Germany, town in Swabia (Bavaria), Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. The town is the Capital (political), capital of the Unterallgäu district. At various points in history it was the chief s ...
, in the district
Unterallgäu
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, and flows generally north. It flows into the
Mindel
The Mindel () is a river in Bavaria, southern Germany. The Mindel originates west of Kaufbeuren, in the Allgäu region, and flows generally north. It flows into the Danube (right tributary) in Gundremmingen, east of Günzburg. The towns Mindelhei ...
(left tributary) south of ''
Offingen
Offingen is a municipality in the Swabian administrative district Günzburg in Bavaria in Germany.
It has a population of 4,241 inhabitants.
Offingen lies in the Donauried between Ulm and Donauwörth on the Danube and Mindel. The Ulm–Augsb ...
at the
Danube
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'', east of
Günzburg
Günzburg (; Swabian German, Swabian: ''Genzburg'') is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is a ''Große Kreisstadt'' and the capital of the Swabian Günzburg (district), district Günzburg. This district was constituted in 1972 by combining the city ...
in the district
Günzburg
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. So it is an indirect right tributary of the
Danube
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. The difference in altitude between the origin and the mouth is 265 m.
Tributaries
Tributaries which flow into the Kammel are (from south to north):
* the
Krumbach (left tributary); confluence with the Kammel in
Krumbach
* the
Haselbach (right tributary); confluence with the Kammel in Naichen, municipality:
Neuburg an der Kammel
Neuburg is a municipality in the district of Günzburg in Bavaria in Germany
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* the
Krähenbach (right tributary); confluence with the Kammel in Ettenbeuren, municipality:
Kammeltal
Kammeltal is a municipality in the district of Günzburg in Bavaria in Germany
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Municipalities the Kammel flows through
Municipalities which are passed by the Kammel are (from south to north):
in the district
Unterallgäu
Unterallgäu is a Districts of Germany, ''Landkreis'' (district) in Swabia (Bavaria), Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Neu-Ulm (district), Neu-Ulm, Günzburg (district), Günzburg, Augsburg (district), ...
:
Stetten,
Kammlach
Kammlach is a municipality in the district of Unterallgäu in Bavaria, Germany. The town has a municipal association with Erkheim
Erkheim is a municipality in the district of Unterallgäu in Bavaria, Germany.
Politics
Mayors:
* 2002–2008: ...
,
Oberrieden
Oberrieden is a municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. It is one of the towns along the south shore of Lake Zurich.
History
Oberrieden is first mentioned between 1133 and 1167 as ''Obrendrieden''.
Geog ...
,
Pfaffenhausen and
Breitenbrunn;
in the district
Günzburg
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:
Aletshausen
Aletshausen is a municipality in the district of Günzburg in Bavaria in Germany
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, the town
Krumbach,
Neuburg an der Kammel
Neuburg is a municipality in the district of Günzburg in Bavaria in 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 t ...
,
Kammeltal
Kammeltal is a municipality in the district of Günzburg in Bavaria in 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 town
Burgau
Burgau is a town in the district of Günzburg in Swabia, Bavaria. Burgau lies on the river Mindel and has a population of just under 10,000.
History
The territory around Burgau was originally part of the stem duchy of Swabia. The death of Co ...
and
Rettenbach;
Origin of the name
The name of the Kammel derives from the Celtic ''kamb'' or ''camb'' which means crooked. So the Kammel is the crooked water. Other authors are of the opinion that Kammel means bog. Both origins of the name can be possible because the
meander
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s of the stream Kammel are clearly distinct.
Attractions in the valleys of the Kammel and its tributaries
* Niederraunau: castle and church
*
Krumbach → see also the section ''Attractions'' of this article
* Billenhausen: ''Dossenberger Pfarrhof'' (parsonage)
*
Neuburg an der Kammel
Neuburg is a municipality in the district of Günzburg in Bavaria in Germany
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: castle, church and the pilgrimage church ''Maria Feldblume'' between Neuburg and Wattenweiler
* Edelstetten Abbey in Edelstetten in the valley of the Haselbach
* Naichen: hammer mill museum
*
Wettenhausen Abbey
Wettenhausen Abbey (German: ''Kloster Wettenhausen'', ''Reichsabtei Wettenhausen'') was an Imperial Abbey of Augustinian Canons until its secularization in 1802–1803. Being one of the 40-odd self-ruling Imperial Abbeys of the Holy Roman Empire, ...
in Wettenhausen (municipality of
Kammeltal
Kammeltal is a municipality in the district of Günzburg in Bavaria in Germany
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)
*
Burgau
Burgau is a town in the district of Günzburg in Swabia, Bavaria. Burgau lies on the river Mindel and has a population of just under 10,000.
History
The territory around Burgau was originally part of the stem duchy of Swabia. The death of Co ...
→ see also the section ''Attractions and culture'' of this article
* the ''Silbersee'' near
Burgau
Burgau is a town in the district of Günzburg in Swabia, Bavaria. Burgau lies on the river Mindel and has a population of just under 10,000.
History
The territory around Burgau was originally part of the stem duchy of Swabia. The death of Co ...
, a flooded gravel pit and popular greenbelt recreation area; at the shores of this lake there is a campingsite, too;
File:KRU-St-Michael.jpg, the church St Michael seen from a bridge across the ''Kammel'' in Krumbach
File:KRU-MuehlK01.jpg, Mühlkapelle / mills-chapel at the bank of the Kammel in Krumbach
File:Krumbach am Bach.JPG, lower mill at the Kammel in Krumbach, today: parish hall St Michael
File:Haseltal Kammel.JPG, the valley of the Haselbach from west to east
Miscellaneous
* parallel to the Kammel there is the 71 km long cycle track ''Kammeltal-Radweg''
* from Breitenbrunn to Neuburg an der Kammel the
Mittelschwaben Railway runs in the valley of the Kammel
* Of no other river in the district Günzburg so many kilometres have been renaturalised in the last few years as the Kammel
See also
map of the region passed by the Kammel* pages on the tributaries of the Kammel in the
German Wikipedia
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:
Krumbach,
Haselbach and
Krähenbach
* other links to pages in the
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:
Niederraunau
Niederraunau is a quarter of the town Krumbach in Günzburg (district), Swabia, Bavaria, Germany.
Geography
Niederraunau (Elevation 518 m) is in the valley of the little river Kammel two kilometres south of Krumbach in the natural region Lowe ...
,
Edelstetten Abbey
The Monastery Edelstetten is a former Kanonissenstift convent located at 48°17′N 10°22′E in the city of Edelstetten, a municipality of Neuburg an der Kammel in Bavaria, Germany. The monastery is in the diocese of Augsburg and in the valley ...
,
Hammer mill museum Naichen,
List of the lakes and rivers in the drainage basin of the Mindel and
List of the municipalities, places and places of interest in the district Günzburg;
References
''This article incorporates in parts text translated from the article
Kammel
The Kammel is a river in Bavaria, southern Germany. The Kammel originates west of Mindelheim, in the district Unterallgäu, and flows generally north. It flows into the Mindel (left tributary) south of ''Offingen at the Danube'', east of Günzb ...
from the
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