Flossach
Flossach | |
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Country | Germany |
States | Bavaria |
Basin features | |
Main source |
northwest of Türkheim, east of Gerum (Rammingen) 588 m (1,929 ft) above sea level 48°4′40″N 10°36′19″E / 48.07778°N 10.60528°E |
River mouth |
north of Hasberg in the Mindel 522 m (1,713 ft) above sea level 48°12′36″N 10°26′31″E / 48.21000°N 10.44194°ECoordinates: 48°12′36″N 10°26′31″E / 48.21000°N 10.44194°E |
River system | Danube |
Tributaries |
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Physical characteristics | |
Length | 20.5 km (12.7 mi) |
Flossach is a 20.5 km (12.7 mi) long river in Bavaria, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Mindel and an indirect right tributary of the Danube.
Geography
The Flossach rises near the village of Gerum, northwest of Türkheim at an elevation of 588 m (1,929 ft). It flows in a northwesterly direction through a broad valley, formed during the last glacial times. The 14.5 km (9.0 mi) long Weissbach flows parallel to the Flossach in the same valley. Approximately 900 m (3,000 ft) below the mouth of the brook Wörth, the Flossach divides into two branches. The main Flossach branch flows through the towns of Tussenhausen and Zaisertshofen; the other branch (called the Lettenbach or Lehnbachof) flows through Mattsiesmühle (north of Mattsies) and along the Mindelheim-Mattsies airfield. Just before joining the Mindel at an elevation of 522 m (1,713 ft), the Flossbach flows through the district of Günzburg and forms the border between Unterallgäu and Günzburg counties.
Places in the Flossbach Valley
- Gerum (Rammingen )
- Mattsies and Mattsiesmühle (Tussenhausen )
- Tussenhausen
- Zaisertshofen (Tussenhausen )
Towns along the Flossach
- Salgen (located on the Eastern Mindel)
- Mörgen (Eppishausen)
- Bronnen (Salgen, located on the Eastern Mindel)
- Spöck (Kirchheim in Schwaben)
- Bronnerlehe (Salgen, located on the Eastern Mindel)
- Diepenhofen (Kirchheim in Schwaben)
- Kirchheim in Schwaben
- Dern (Kirchheim in Schwaben)
- Hasberg (Kirchheim in Schwaben, located on the Mindel)