Schlichem is a river of
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 ...
,
Germany
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. It passes through
Schömberg and flows, away, into 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 Schwenn ...
in
Epfendorf
Epfendorf is a municipality in the district of Rottweil, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Epfendorf is located in the Upper Neckar valley between Oberndorf am Neckar and Rottweil. Neighboring communities
The municipality borders to the north to ...
.
Geography
Course
![Ursprung der Schlichem, Quelle bei Tieringen](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Ursprung_der_Schlichem%2C_Quelle_bei_Tieringen.jpg)
Its source is located north of
Tieringen
Tieringen is a district of the town of Meßstetten in the Zollernalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. As of 2010 Tieringen had a population of 1069.
Tieringen is a capital of textile production. Urtica dioica L. convar. fibra is gr ...
(district of
Meßstetten) at an elevation of 880 m above sea Level. The river approaches the
European watershed in the centre of Tieringen. The closest distance is . Beyond this, the
Upper Bära
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, which also originates in Tieringen, competes with the
Danube
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.
On its way westwards through the
Swabian Alb
The Swabian Jura (german: Schwäbische Alb , more rarely ), sometimes also named Swabian Alps in English, is a mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, extending from southwest to northeast and in width. It is named after the region of ...
, the foothills of the Alb and the Gäulandschaft along the course of the Neckar, the Schlichen crosses or passes through the following towns and communities:
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Tieringen
Tieringen is a district of the town of Meßstetten in the Zollernalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. As of 2010 Tieringen had a population of 1069.
Tieringen is a capital of textile production. Urtica dioica L. convar. fibra is gr ...
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Hausen am Tann
Hausen am Tann is a town in the Zollernalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
History
In 1805 Hausen am Tann, formerly a possession of Austria, became part of the Kingdom of Württemberg, whose government assigned it to . In 1810, it ...
(750 m. above sea level)
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Ratshausen
Ratshausen is a municipality the Zollernalbkreis district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
History
In 1805, Ratshausen, previously a possession of the Austrian County of Hohenberg, was annexed by the Kingdom of Württemberg. Ratshausen was assig ...
(675 m. above sea level)
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Schömberg (
Schlichemtalsperre: 640 m. above sea level)
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Dautmergen (608 meters above sea level)
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Täbingen (639 m above sea level)
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Dieting
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(districts of Böhringen 575 m above sea level, and Rotezimmer 573 m above sea level)
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Epfendorf
Epfendorf is a municipality in the district of Rottweil, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Epfendorf is located in the Upper Neckar valley between Oberndorf am Neckar and Rottweil. Neighboring communities
The municipality borders to the north to ...
(570 m. above sea level)
At Schömberg, the Schlichem is dammed up by the
Schlichemtalsperre to form a reservoir, which is also developed as a bathing lake. It is crossed by the
Schlichem Viaduct
Schlichem is a river of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It passes through Schömberg, Zollernalbkreis, Schömberg and flows, away, into the Neckar in Epfendorf.
Geography Course
Its source is located north of Tieringen (district of Meßstett ...
of the
Balingen-Schömberg railway line. (former railway line Balingen-Rottweil).
East of
Epfendorf
Epfendorf is a municipality in the district of Rottweil, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Epfendorf is located in the Upper Neckar valley between Oberndorf am Neckar and Rottweil. Neighboring communities
The municipality borders to the north to ...
the Schlichem river flows about two kilometres below the so-called
Schlichemklamm. (local name ''Schlichem-
Gumpen'') in the nature reserve ''Schlichemtal'', which stretches down to this, from the right into the upper
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 Schwenn ...
.
Catchment area
The catchment area of the Schlichem, which covers almost , borders in the northwest on that of the small downstream
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 Schwenn ...
tributary
Schenkenbach. Behind the following, very long watershed in the northeast, first the
Stunzach, then longer its receiving water
Eyach competes. In the southeast the already mentioned
Upper Baer
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runs over the
Baer to the
Danube
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, then at the left watershed first in the south the right upper course
Lower Baer
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*Lower Wick
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. In the southwest some other brooks on the other side of the river are again flowing from the right to the Neckar, worth mentioning among them are successively the medium
Starzel and the small
Weiherbach, which flow to the Neckar via the
Prim
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* Prim (given name)
* Prim (surname)
Places
* Prim, Virginia, unincorporated community in King George County
*Dolní Přím, village in the Czech Republic; as Nieder Prim (Lower Prim) site of the Battle of Königgrätz
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, and the direct inflow
Wettebach.
The highest elevations in the catchment area rise above the plateaus on both sides of the upper course valley in the Alb, which are often above . The highest point is the forested peak of the ''Rainen'' southeast of Ratshausen at , over which the southern watershed passes. The similarly high right watershed just misses the 1000-meter mark at the upper part of the run with on the summit ''Gespaltener Fels'' of the
Schafberg plateau.
Tributaries
*Böllatgraben (left)
*Engenbach (right)
*Reutegraben (left)
*Rötegrabenbach (right)
*Waldhausbach (right)
*Schlichembach (left)
*Steinlegraben (right)
*Egertbächle (left)
*Wettebach (left)
*Talgraben (right)
*Mittelbach (left)
*Holzingerberggraben (right)
*Weilenbach (left)
*Hätzenbolgraben (right)
*Reisbruckgraben (left)
*Hölzlegraben (right)
*Galgenbühlgraben (right)
*Schönhager-Lochbrunnen (left)
*Erlenwiesengraben (left)
*Sulzgraben (left)
*Hohler Graben (right)
*Golterngraben (right)
*Weiherbach (left)
*Erlenbach (right)
*Heimbach (right)
*Augraben (right)
*Schwarzenbach (left)
See also
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List of rivers of Baden-Württemberg
References
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Rivers of Baden-Württemberg
Rivers of Germany