Ybbs () is a
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of w ...
in
Lower Austria
Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Since 1986, the capital of Lower Austria has been Sankt P ...
. Its
drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...
is .
Its source is located on the
Zellerrain Pass near
Mariazell
Mariazell ( Central Bavarian: ''Mariazöö'') is an Austrian city in the southeastern state of Styria. Well known for being a hub of winter sports and a pilgrimage destination, it is located north of Graz. It is picturesquely situated in the vall ...
. In the beginning, the river is called , then onwards from the border between
Lower Austria
Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Since 1986, the capital of Lower Austria has been Sankt P ...
and
Styria up to
Lunz am See it is called . From there until its confluence to the Danube at
Ybbs an der Donau, it is finally called Ybbs.
The Ybbs has a strongly meandering course and flows for around from the South in a northward direction. Along the river there are many metal and lumber industry plants.
The most important towns on the Ybbs are
Lunz am See,
Göstling an der Ybbs,
Hollenstein an der Ybbs
Hollenstein an der Ybbs is a municipality in the district of Amstetten in Lower Austria in Austria.
Geography
Hollenstein an der Ybbs lies in the Mostviertel on the Ybbs River
Ybbs () is a river in Lower Austria. Its drainage basin is .
Its ...
,
Opponitz
Opponitz is a town in the district of Amstetten in Lower Austria in Austria.
Geography
Opponitz lies on the Ybbs River
Ybbs () is a river in Lower Austria. Its drainage basin is .
Its source is located on the Zellerrain Pass near Mariazell. I ...
,
Ybbsitz,
Waidhofen an der Ybbs
Waidhofen an der Ybbs (; Central Bavarian: ''Waidhofn aun da Ybbs'') is a statutory city ''(Statutarstadt)'' in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. The city had a population of 11,662 (in 131,52 km²) as of the 2001 census. It was first men ...
,
Amstetten, and Ybbs an der Donau.
The valley of the river Ybbs is called: ''Ybbs Valley'', or ''Ybbs Field'' (german: Ybbsfeld). In 788, it was the site of a battle, between
Franks
The Franks ( la, Franci or ) were a group of Germanic peoples whose name was first mentioned in 3rd-century Roman sources, and associated with tribes between the Lower Rhine and the Ems River, on the edge of the Roman Empire.H. Schutz: Tools, ...
and
Avars.
See also
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Ybbs Valley Railway
The Ybbs Valley Railway (german: Ybbstalbahn) was a narrow-gauge railway of the Austrian Federal Railways with a track gauge of , located in the Lower Austrian Mostviertel.
The original route followed the valley of the river Ybbs from Waidhofen ...
References
Sources
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Rivers of Lower Austria
Rivers of Austria
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