Fichtelnaab

The Fichtelnaab is a river in Upper Franconia and the Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany. It rises in the Fichtelgebirge and flows into the Waldnaab near Windischeschenbach.

Fichtelnaab
Source of the Fichtelnaab
Location
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Districts	Bayreuth and Tirschenreuth
Reference no.	DE: 1412
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	on the southeastern slopes of the Ochsenkopf
• coordinates	50°01′31″N 11°50′01″E
• elevation	ca. 865 m
Mouth
• location	near Windischeschenbach into the Waldnaab
• coordinates	49°48′30″N 12°09′44″E
• elevation	423 m
Length	47.4 km (29.5 mi) [1]
Basin size	278 km^2 (107 sq mi) [1]
Basin features
Progression	Waldnaab→ Naab→ Danube→ Black Sea
Tributaries
• left	Gregnitz

Course

The source of the Fichtelnaab is located on the southeastern slope of the Ochsenkopf (1,024 m above sea level (NN)) northwest of Fichtelberg and west of the Fichtelsee (10.5 hectares and 752 m above NN). From there it flows southeast through the villages of Fichtelberg and Mehlmeisel in the district of Tirschenreuth. From there the Fichtelnaab passes through Brand, Ebnath, Neusorg and Erbendorf to Windischeschenbach, where it joins the Waldnaab.

Tributaries

• Moosbach (right)
• Kratzebach (left)
• Fallbach (right)
• Geisbach (right)
• Fuhrbach (left)
• Saugrabenbach (right)
• Gregnitz (left)
• Goldbach (right)
• Witzelbach (right)
• Höllbach (left)
• Felberger Bach (right)
• Forellenbach (left)
• Tiefenbach (right)
• Galgenbach (right)
• Steinbach (right)
• Heinbach (left)

Sources

• Die Naab – mit Waldnaab, Fichtelnaab, Haidenaab. 144 Seiten, Pustet, Regensburg,ISBN 3-7917-1915-7.

References

1. Complete table of the Bavarian Waterbody Register by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (xls, 10.3 MB)