A ''woog'' (from ''wâc'', a

Middle High German Middle High German (MHG; german: Mittelhochdeutsch (Mhd.)) is the term for the form of German spoken in the High Middle Ages. It is conventionally dated between 1050 and 1350, developing from Old High German and into Early New High German. High ...

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 ...

) is the local name for a body of still water in parts of southwest

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 most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. A ''woog'' may be of natural origin or manmade.

Distribution of the name

The name is used for waterbodies in the German states of

Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...

(being especially common in the Palatine Forest), the

Saarland The Saarland (, ; french: Sarre ) is a state of Germany in the south west of the country. With an area of and population of 990,509 in 2018, it is the smallest German state in area apart from the city-states of Berlin, Bremen, and Hamburg, and ...

, in

South Hesse Darmstadt is one of the three Regierungsbezirke of Hesse, Germany, located in the south of the state. The other two Regierungsbezirke are Giessen Giessen, spelled Gießen in German (), is a town in the German state (''Bundesland'') of Hesse, ca ...

(commonly in the

Odenwald The Odenwald () is a low mountain range in the German states of Hesse, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. Location The Odenwald is located between the Upper Rhine Plain with the Bergstraße and the ''Hessisches Ried'' (the northeastern section ...

) and in the state 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 ...

( Nordbaden); even the names of roads or settlements are derived from such bodies of water. Examples are:

Baden-Württemberg

* Woogsee, natural lake near

Rastatt Rastatt () is a town with a Baroque core, District of Rastatt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located in the Upper Rhine Plain on the Murg river, above its junction with the Rhine and has a population of around 50,000 (2011). Rastatt was an ...

in the basin of the Kinzig-Murg-Rinne

Hesse

* Großer Woog, reservoir on the

Darmbach Darmbach (in its middle course: ''Landwehr'', in its lower course: ''Landgraben'') is a river of Hesse, Germany. It flows through Darmstadt, and flows into the Schwarzbach (Ried), Schwarzbach in Trebur. See also *List of rivers of Hesse Referen ...

Rhineland-Palatinate

* Biedenbacher Woog, reservoir on the Leinbach * Büttelwoog, campsite near

Dahn Dahn is a municipality in the Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Palatinate Forest, approximately 15 km southeast of Pirmasens, and 25 km west of Landau. It is part of the ''Verbandsgemeind ...

* Dämmelswoog, reservoir near Fischbach *

Eiswoog The Eiswoog is a reservoir, roughly six hectares in area, on the Eisbach stream, locally also called ''die Eis'', in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is oriented from south to north in the water meadows near the source of the stream i ...

, reservoir on the Eisbach * Finsterthaler Woog, reservoir on the Leinbach *

Franzosenwoog Franzosenwoog is a former reservoir in Pfälzerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It was created around 1828 to facilitate timber rafting Timber rafting is a method of transporting felled tree trunks by tying them together to make rafts, wh ...

, former reservoir on the

Hochspeyerbach The Hochspeyerbach is a long river in the Palatinate forest in Rhineland-Palatinate and a left tributary of the Speyerbach. Course The Hochspeyerbach rises in the municipality Hochspeyer in the immediate vicinity of the swimming pool. In ea ...

Gelterswoog Kaiserslautern (; Palatinate German: ''Lautre'') is a city in southwest Germany, located in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate at the edge of the Palatinate Forest. The historic centre dates to the 9th century. It is from Paris, from Frankfur ...

, reservoir of tributaries of the Aschbach * Hammerwoog, reservoir in

Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern (; Palatinate German: ''Lautre'') is a city in southwest Germany, located in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate at the edge of the Palatinate Forest. The historic centre dates to the 9th century. It is from Paris, from Frankfur ...

* Kammerwoog, former ''woog'' on the Nahe in Idar-Oberstein, today a section of the river * Katzenwoog, reservoir on the Erlenbach near Kaiserslautern * Kolbenwoog, reservoir on a tributary of the Aschbach * Mörstadter Woog, reservoir on the northern perimeter of

Mörstadt Mörstadt is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location The municipality lies in Rhenish H ...

{{cite web , work= Wormser Zeitung , url=http://www.wormser-zeitung.de/region/vg-monsheim/moerstadt/4835558.htm , title=Idylle am Woog near Musik and Wein , date=2008-07-07 , access-date=2009-09-08 * Mühlwoog, reservoir on the Leinbach, just before its confluence with the

* Niederhausener Woog (also ''Niederhausener reservoir''), reservoir der Nahe between Norheim and

Niederhausen Niederhausen is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Rüdeshe ...

* Pfälzerwoog (also Pfalzwoog), reservoir on a right tributary of the

Saarbach The Sauer is a river in France (Alsace) and Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate). A left tributary of the river Rhine, its total length is about , of which in France. Its upper course, in Germany, is called Saarbach. Its source is in the Palatinate ...

* Salzwoog, district of Lemberg, named after an old reservoir on the Salzbach * Scheidelberger Woog, nature reserve between Miesau and

Hütschenhausen Hütschenhausen is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Western Germany. Sons and daughters of the community * Julius Koh (1884 – after 1936), chemist and manager of the chemical industry * Julius Rüb ...

* Schweinswoog, reservoir on the

Eußerbach The Eußerbach forms the right, northwestern headstream, over 11 kilometres long, of the Eisbach river in the county of Südliche Weinstraße, in the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Sights Abbey Church (''Klosterkirche'') – T ...

* Seewoog, reservoir on the Leinbach near

Waldleiningen Waldleiningen is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous countr ...

* Sixmeisterwoog reservoir on the Aggenbach near

Otterberg Otterberg is a town in the district of Kaiserslautern in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate with about 7,350 (as of 6/2006) inhabitants. It is situated approximately north of Kaiserslautern. Otterberg is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde ...

* Spießwoog, reservoir near Fischbach * Stüdenwoog reservoir on the Eppenbrunner Bach * Vogelwoog, reservoir and surrounding nature reserve on the edge of Kaiserslautern * Woogfelsen rocks, a

heritage site A historic site or heritage site is an official location where pieces of political, military, cultural, or social history have been preserved due to their cultural heritage value. Historic sites are usually protected by law, and many have been re ...

on the Biedenbacher Woog in Frankenstein (Pfalz)

Saarland

* ''Alter Woog'', road name in the old town of

St. Wendel Sankt Wendel is a town in northeastern Saarland. It is situated on the river Blies 36 km northeast of Saarbrücken, the capital of Saarland, and is named after Saint Wendelin of Trier. According to a survey by the German Association for Hou ...

* ''Am Altwoog'', road name in the Neunkirchen district of Furpach * ''Merwoog'', road name in Kirrberg derived from an old reservoir on the

Lambsbach Lambsbach is a river in southwestern Germany. It flows into the Blies near Homburg. See also *List of rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate *List of rivers of Saarland A list of rivers of Saarland, Germany: B *Bickenalb * Bist * Blies * Bos E * ...

* Möhlwoog, reservoir on the Erbach near Homburg-Jägersburg * Woogbachtal (also ''Ensheimer Gelösch''), valley with ponds near Saarbrücken-Ensheim Airport * ''Zum Altwoog'', road name in Fürth im Ostertal

References

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