The Mümling is a river of
Hesse
Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major historic cities are Darms ...
and
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 ...
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Germany. It is long and lends its name to the Mümlingtal (Mümling valley) in
Odenwald
The Odenwald () is a low mountain range in the Germany, German states of Hesse, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg.
Location
The Odenwald is located between the Upper Rhine Plain with the Bergstraße Route, Bergstraße and the ''Hessisches Ried' ...
. 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 sometimes called Mömling in official documents. It is a left tributary of 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
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Etymology
The Romans named this river ''Nemaninga'', and after it the ''Numerus Brittonum et exploratorum Nemaningensium'' unit in
Obernburg
Obernburg am Main (officially ''Obernburg a.Main'', short version: ''Obernburg,'' ) is a town in the Miltenberg district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany. It has a population of around 8,500.
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. In the
9th century
The 9th century was a period from 801 ( DCCCI) through 900 ( CM) in accordance with the Julian calendar.
The Carolingian Renaissance and the Viking raids occurred within this period. In the Middle East, the House of Wisdom was founded in Abbas ...
, this river was first mentioned with the name ''Mimininga''. The name ''Mümling'' probably belongs to the so-called "pra-european
hydronym
A hydronym (from el, ὕδρω, , "water" and , , "name") is a type of toponym that designates a proper name of a body of water. Hydronyms include the proper names of rivers and streams, lakes and ponds, swamps and marshes, seas and oceans. As a ...
s" as a twin-form of
Neman River
The Neman, Nioman, Nemunas or MemelTo bankside nations of the present: Lithuanian: be, Нёман, , ; russian: Неман, ''Neman''; past: ger, Memel (where touching Prussia only, otherwise Nieman); lv, Nemuna; et, Neemen; pl, Niemen; ...
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Cities near Mümling
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Beerfelden
Beerfelden (pronunciation: ˈbeːɐˌfɛldən) was a town in the Odenwald in the Odenwaldkreis (district) in Hesse, Germany, 28 km northeast of Heidelberg. On 1 January 2018 Beerfelden, Hesseneck, Rothenberg and Sensbachtal merged to creat ...
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Erbach Erbach may refer to:
Places
*Erbach im Odenwald, a town in Hesse, Germany
*Erbach an der Donau, a town on the Danube River in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
* Erbach, Rheingau, a district of Eltville, Hesse, Germany
* Erbach, Rhineland-Palatinate, a m ...
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Michelstadt
Michelstadt () in the Odenwald is a town in the Odenwaldkreis (district) in southern Hesse, Germany between Darmstadt and Heidelberg. It has a population of 28,629 people.
Geography
Location
Michelstadt is the biggest town in the Odenwaldk ...
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Bad König
Bad König () is a town and resort ('' Kurort'') in the central Odenwald in the Odenwaldkreis (district) in Hesse, Germany, 29 km southeast of Darmstadt.
Geography
Neighbouring communities
Bad König borders in the north on the communit ...
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Höchst im Odenwald
Höchst im Odenwald (officially ''Höchst i. Odw.'') is a municipality in the Odenwaldkreis (district) in Hesse, Germany.
Geography
Location
Höchst lies 25 km east of Darmstadt, in the northern Odenwald at elevations between 175 and 400&nb ...
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Breuberg
Breuberg is a town in the Odenwaldkreis district of Hesse, Germany. It is 28 km east of Darmstadt and 20 km southwest of Aschaffenburg.
Geography
Location
Breuberg lies in the northern Odenwald.
Neighbouring communities
Breuber ...
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Mömlingen
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Obernburg
Obernburg am Main (officially ''Obernburg a.Main'', short version: ''Obernburg,'' ) is a town in the Miltenberg district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany. It has a population of around 8,500.
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See also
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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 ...
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List of rivers of Hesse
References
External links
Cycling trail "R1" MümlingtalWater level at Michelstadtwater level at Hainstadt, HND Bayern
Rivers of Hesse
Rivers of Bavaria
Rivers of Germany
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