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The Queich () is a tributary of the Rhine, which rises in the southern part of the Palatinate Forest, and flows through the Upper Rhine valley to its confluence with the Rhine in Germersheim. It is long and is one of the four major drainage systems of the Palatinate Forest along with the Speyerbach, Lauter and Schwarzbach. The Queich flows through the towns Hauenstein, Annweiler am Trifels, Siebeldingen, Landau, Offenbach an der Queich and Germersheim.

Key facts

River.name
Queich
River.image
Annweiler Queich 05.JPG
River.image_size
300px
River.image_caption
Queich in Annweiler
River.map
Pfaelzerwaldkarte Flussgebiete Queich.png
River.map_size
330
River.map_caption
Course of the Queich through Palatinate Forest and Upper Rhine valley
River.pushpin_map_size
330
River.subdivision_type1
Country
River.subdivision_name1
Germany
River.subdivision_type3
State
River.subdivision_name3
Rhineland-Palatinate
River.subdivision_type5
Cities
River.source1
Palatinate Forest
River.source1_location
Hauenstein, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
River.mouth
Confluence with Rhine
River.mouth_location
Germersheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
River.tributaries_left
, Spiegelbach

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Wikidata facts

Image
2025-08-19 D500-0366 Achim-Lammerts Germersheim-Queich-Nardini-Platz.jpg
Length
51.57
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Commons category
Queich
watershed area
271.158
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11 sections
Contents
  • Topography
  • Sources
  • Course and tributaries
  • History
  • Mills, drift wood and paper industries
  • Albersweiler Canal and fortress of Landau
  • Queich Line
  • Shift of the lower reaches
  • Transport
  • See also
  • References

The Queich () is a tributary of the Rhine, which rises in the southern part of the Palatinate Forest, and flows through the Upper Rhine valley to its confluence with the Rhine in Germersheim. It is long and is one of the four major drainage systems of the Palatinate Forest along with the Speyerbach, Lauter and Schwarzbach. The Queich flows through the towns Hauenstein, Annweiler am Trifels, Siebeldingen, Landau, Offenbach an der Queich and Germersheim.

== Topography ==

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