:''There exists also another river named Aurach that is a tributary of the Regnitz, see
Aurach (Regnitz, Oberfranken). For other uses, see
Aurach (disambiguation).''
Aurach (; also: ''Mittlere Aurach'') is a river in
Bavaria
Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a States of Germany, state in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the list of German states by area, largest German state by land area, comprising approximately 1/5 of the total l ...
,
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
. It is a tributary of the river
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 nort ...
.
The river Aurach begins in the
Franconian Heights to the west of the village of Klausaurach in the municipality of
Markt Erlbach. It runs through
Aurachtal, the town of
Herzogenaurach, and the
Erlangen
Erlangen (; , ) is a Middle Franconian city in Bavaria, Germany. It is the seat of the administrative district Erlangen-Höchstadt (former administrative district Erlangen), and with 119,810 inhabitants (as of 30 September 2024), it is the smalle ...
district of
Frauenaurach. After crossing under the
Main-Danube Canal, it joins the river Regnitz at the Erlangen district of
Erlangen-Bruck.
A recreational cycle path runs alongside the river from Herzogenaurach to Erlangen.
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, tributa ...
References
Rivers of Bavaria
Rivers of Germany
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