The Rednitz is a long river in
Franconia
Franconia (german: Franken, ; Franconian dialect: ''Franggn'' ; bar, Frankn) is a region of Germany, characterised by its culture and Franconian dialect (German: ''Fränkisch'').
The three administrative regions of Lower, Middle and Upper ...
,
Germany, tributary of the
Regnitz
The Regnitz is a river in Franconia, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Main and is in length.
The river is formed by the confluence of the rivers Rednitz and Pegnitz, which meet in the city of Fürth. From there the Regnitz runs northw ...
(more precisely: its southern, left headstream). The Rednitz is formed by the confluence of the rivers
Franconian Rezat and
Swabian Rezat, in
Georgensgmünd
Georgensgmünd is a municipality in the district of Roth, in Bavaria, 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 ...
(
district of Roth). The Rednitz flows north through
Roth bei Nürnberg
Roth (formerly ''Roth bei Nürnberg'') is a town in Bavaria, Germany, the capital of the Roth District. It is located about 25 km south of Nuremberg.
History
The town was first mentioned in documents in the year 1060, but settlements at it ...
,
Schwabach
Schwabach () is a German city of about 40,000 inhabitants near Nuremberg in the centre of the region of Franconia in the north of Bavaria. The city is an autonomous administrative district (''kreisfreie Stadt''). Schwabach is also the name of t ...
and the southwestern quarters of
Nuremberg
Nuremberg ( ; german: link=no, Nürnberg ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the second-largest city of the German state of Bavaria after its capital Munich, and its 518,370 (2019) inhabitants make it the 14th-largest ...
. The Rednitz joins the
Pegnitz to form the Regnitz in
Fürth
Fürth (; East Franconian: ; yi, פיורדא, Fiurda) is a city in northern Bavaria, Germany, in the administrative division ('' Regierungsbezirk'') of Middle Franconia. It is now contiguous with the larger city of Nuremberg, the centres of t ...
.
Sources
Franz X. Bogner: ''Rednitz und Regnitz. Eine Luftbildreise von Weißenburg bis Bamberg''. Luftbildband. Verlag Fränkischer Tag, Bamberg 2007
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 ...
References
Rivers of Bavaria
Rivers of Germany
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