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thumb|300px | Course of the Gießhübelbach through Speyer thumb|300px | The Gießhübelbach below the historic town centre of Speyer The Speyerbach () is a left tributary of the Rhine in the Palatinate part of Rhineland-Palatinate. In Speyer, the river split into Gießhübelbach and Woogbach. The Woogbach changes its name to Nonnenbach, then flows into Gießhübelbach shortly before the latter flows into the Rhine.

Key facts

River.name
Speyerbach
River.image
Speyerbach.jpg
River.image_caption
The Speyerbach in the town of Speyer
River.map
Pfaelzerwaldkarte Flussgebiete Speyerbach.png
River.map_caption
Course of the Speyerbach to the Rhine through the Palatinate Forest and Rhine valley
River.subdivision_type1
Country
River.subdivision_name1
Germany
River.subdivision_type2
State
River.subdivision_name2
Rhineland-Palatinate
River.source1_location
near Speyerbrunn
River.mouth_location
Speyer
River.tributaries_left
Breitenbach, Hochspeyerbach, Luhrbach, Woogbach (splits from Speyerbach, changes its name to Nonnenbach, then rejoins)
River.tributaries_right
Erlenbach, Helmbach, Mühlbachgraben, Modenbach, Hainbach
River.custom_label
Cities, towns, and municipalities
River.custom_data
Town, Speyer, Lambrecht, Elmstein, Esthal, Frankeneck, Hanhofen, Dudenhofen

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Image
Speyerbach.jpg
Length
60
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Commons category
Speyerbach
watershed area
595.806
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Article

17 sections
Contents
  • Importance
  • Course
  • Tributaries
  • History
  • Tourist attractions
  • Castles
  • Forest service museum
  • Drift path
  • Museum railway line
  • Mills
  • Leisure facilities
  • Economy and infrastructure
  • Economy
  • Transport
  • See also
  • Footnotes
  • External links

thumb|300px | Course of the Gießhübelbach through Speyer thumb|300px | The Gießhübelbach below the historic town centre of Speyer The Speyerbach () is a left tributary of the Rhine in the Palatinate part of Rhineland-Palatinate. In Speyer, the river split into Gießhübelbach and Woogbach. The Woogbach changes its name to Nonnenbach, then flows into Gießhübelbach shortly before the latter flows into the Rhine.

== Importance == Although only classified as a river of the third rank under German river classification system, the Speyerbach is the largest river of the Anterior Palatinate. It is long; its catchment area is ; its discharge varies between . In extreme weather conditions with heavy rain in a short time, the discharge may be much higher; the highest peak was on 25 May 1978.

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