Elbbach
Sign in to saveElbbach is a river in Germany, about long. It is a right tributary of the Lahn which in turn is a right tributary of the Rhine. The Elbbach starts near Westerburg in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, and flows into the Lahn near Limburg an der Lahn in the state of Hesse. The drainage basin of this river has an area of .
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- Instance of
- river
- Country
- Germany
- Located in
- Hesse
- Elevation
- 109
- Image
- Hadamar Steinerne Bruecke Elbbach.jpg
- Length
- 40.7
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- mouth of the watercourse
- Lahn
- Commons category
- Elbbach
- drainage basin
- Rhine basin
- watershed area
- 323.67
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Elbbach is a river in Germany, about long. It is a right tributary of the Lahn which in turn is a right tributary of the Rhine. The Elbbach starts near Westerburg in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, and flows into the Lahn near Limburg an der Lahn in the state of Hesse. The drainage basin of this river has an area of .
==History== thumb|left|Saint Wendilin Bridge In the nineteenth century, many mills used the water power of the Elbbach. They included grain mills, an ironworks in Berzhahn and also an oil mill in Niederhadamar.
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