Rehbach (Palatinate)
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The Rehbach is a river
in Rhineland-Palatinate
. It is about 29 km long and is a left tributary of the Rhine.
. The Speyerbach
splits on the Winzinger Wassergescheid in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, with about 1/3 of the water going left and forming the Rehbach and the other 2/3 going right and continuing as Speyerbach. After leaving the district of Neustadt, Rehbach flows through the western part of the Upper Rhine Valley, initially in an easterly direction, later more northeast. It touches the municipalities of Haßloch
, Böhl-Iggelheim
, Schifferstadt
, Limburgerhof
and Neuhofen. Between Altrincham
and Ludwigshafen, it flows into the Upper Rhine
from the left.
and the Mußbach district of Neustadt, and the Steinbach, which flows into the Rehbach above Schifferstadt. The strongest right tributary is the Ranschgraben. Like the Rehbach itself, this is a dsitributary of the Speyerbach. It splits off from Speyerbach just north of Speyerdorf and flows into Rehbach East of Limburgerhof-Rehhütte, after crossing below Rehbach a few hundred meters before at Limburgerhof-Kohlhof.
, the water of the Rehbach was already diverted from Speyerbach in the village of Winzingen, which is now a district of Neustadt. In the area of Haßloch
and Iggelheim
, it was split into two parallel arms for about 8 km. They provided the water for the local drive watermill
s and sawmill
s. On the southern arm, the actual Rehbach, three mills have been preserved. Below Böhl-Iggelheim
, the Steinbach flows into the Rehbach, as does the water from the Niederwiesenweiher, a 10-hectare re-naturalized gravel pit
.
Since 1981, large parts of the Speyerbach and Rehbach between Neustadt and Speyer
, that were not used for industrial purposes, form the nature conservations area Rehbach-Speyerbach
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
in Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz ....
. It is about 29 km long and is a left tributary of the Rhine.
History
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. The Speyerbach
Speyerbach
TheSpeyerbach is a left tributary of the Rhine in the Palatinate part of Rhineland-Palatinate. In Speyer, the river split into Gießhübelbach and Woogbach...
splits on the Winzinger Wassergescheid in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, with about 1/3 of the water going left and forming the Rehbach and the other 2/3 going right and continuing as Speyerbach. After leaving the district of Neustadt, Rehbach flows through the western part of the Upper Rhine Valley, initially in an easterly direction, later more northeast. It touches the municipalities of Haßloch
Haßloch
Haßloch is a municipality in the Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Unlike most municipalities in the district, it does not belong to any Verbandsgemeinde – a kind of collective municipality. It lies near the Mannheim/Ludwigshafen built-up area...
, Böhl-Iggelheim
Böhl-Iggelheim
Böhl-Iggelheim is a municipality in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It has about 8.200 inhabitants and is situated approx. 15 km southwest of Ludwigshafen, and 10 km northwest of Speyer.-Geography:...
, Schifferstadt
Schifferstadt
Schifferstadt is a town in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.It is situated approx. 12 km southwest of Ludwigshafen and 6 km northwest of Speyer.- History :...
, Limburgerhof
Limburgerhof
Limburgerhof is a municipality in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, 7 km southwest of Ludwigshafen.It is known in the region because of an Agrochemical Center of the world's largest chemical company BASF, which has its headquarters in Ludwigshafen...
and Neuhofen. Between Altrincham
Altrincham
Altrincham is a market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on flat ground south of the River Mersey about southwest of Manchester city centre, south-southwest of Sale and east of Warrington...
and Ludwigshafen, it flows into the Upper Rhine
Upper Rhine
The Upper Rhine is the section of the Rhine in the Upper Rhine Plain between Basel, Switzerland and Bingen, Germany. The river is marked by Rhine-kilometers 170 to 529 ....
from the left.
Tributaries
The main tributaries of the left Rehbach are Mußbach, which flows into the Rehbach between HaßlochHaßloch
Haßloch is a municipality in the Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Unlike most municipalities in the district, it does not belong to any Verbandsgemeinde – a kind of collective municipality. It lies near the Mannheim/Ludwigshafen built-up area...
and the Mußbach district of Neustadt, and the Steinbach, which flows into the Rehbach above Schifferstadt. The strongest right tributary is the Ranschgraben. Like the Rehbach itself, this is a dsitributary of the Speyerbach. It splits off from Speyerbach just north of Speyerdorf and flows into Rehbach East of Limburgerhof-Rehhütte, after crossing below Rehbach a few hundred meters before at Limburgerhof-Kohlhof.
History
In the Middle AgesMiddle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
, the water of the Rehbach was already diverted from Speyerbach in the village of Winzingen, which is now a district of Neustadt. In the area of Haßloch
Haßloch
Haßloch is a municipality in the Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Unlike most municipalities in the district, it does not belong to any Verbandsgemeinde – a kind of collective municipality. It lies near the Mannheim/Ludwigshafen built-up area...
and Iggelheim
Böhl-Iggelheim
Böhl-Iggelheim is a municipality in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It has about 8.200 inhabitants and is situated approx. 15 km southwest of Ludwigshafen, and 10 km northwest of Speyer.-Geography:...
, it was split into two parallel arms for about 8 km. They provided the water for the local drive watermill
Watermill
A watermill is a structure that uses a water wheel or turbine to drive a mechanical process such as flour, lumber or textile production, or metal shaping .- History :...
s and sawmill
Sawmill
A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards.-Sawmill process:A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of hundreds of years ago; a log enters on one end and dimensional lumber exits on the other end....
s. On the southern arm, the actual Rehbach, three mills have been preserved. Below Böhl-Iggelheim
Böhl-Iggelheim
Böhl-Iggelheim is a municipality in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It has about 8.200 inhabitants and is situated approx. 15 km southwest of Ludwigshafen, and 10 km northwest of Speyer.-Geography:...
, the Steinbach flows into the Rehbach, as does the water from the Niederwiesenweiher, a 10-hectare re-naturalized gravel pit
Gravel pit
Gravel pit is the term for an open cast working for extraction of gravel. Gravel pits often lie in river valleys where the water table is high, so they may fill naturally with water to form ponds or lakes. Old, abandoned gravel pits are normally used either as nature reserves, or as amenity areas...
.
Since 1981, large parts of the Speyerbach and Rehbach between Neustadt and Speyer
Speyer
Speyer is a city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany with approximately 50,000 inhabitants. Located beside the river Rhine, Speyer is 25 km south of Ludwigshafen and Mannheim. Founded by the Romans, it is one of Germany's oldest cities...
, that were not used for industrial purposes, form the nature conservations area Rehbach-Speyerbach