:''There exists also another river named Aurach that is a tributary of the Regnitz, see
Aurach (Regnitz, Mittelfranken)
:''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, Germany. It is a tr ...
. For other uses, see
Aurach (disambiguation).''
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 left 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 nort ...
in
Upper Franconia
Upper Franconia (, ) is a (administrative 'Regierungs''region 'bezirk'' of the state of Bavaria, southern Germany. It forms part of the historically significant region of Franconia, the others being Middle Franconia and Lower Franconia, wh ...
.
The Aurach has its source in the
Steigerwald Nature Park
On 8 March 1988 the Bavarian State Ministry for State Development and the Environment designated an area of in the Steigerwald in North Bavaria, Germany, as the Steigerwald Nature Park (). About half the area consists of protected landscapes. T ...
west of the village of
Oberaurach, between Euerberg and Beerberg. The Aurach first flows in eastern and then in south-eastern direction, through, among others, the districts Priesendorf and Walsdorf of Oberaurach. Its mouth into the Regnitz is downstream from Stegaurach, just north of
Pettstadt and somewhat south of
Bamberg
Bamberg (, , ; East Franconian German, East Franconian: ''Bambärch'') is a town in Upper Franconia district in Bavaria, Germany, on the river Regnitz close to its confluence with the river Main (river), Main. Bamberg had 79,000 inhabitants in ...
.
The river runs in the north parallel to the
Rauhe Ebrach, which flows into the Regnitz just one kilometer southwards of the Aurach, and in the south parallel to the
Main, which flows in the opposite direction.
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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