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Breitach
The Breitach near Mittelberg
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Location
CountriesAustria and Germany
StatesVorarlberg and Bavaria
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
Iller
 • coordinates
47°25′38″N 10°16′26″E / 47.4273°N 10.2740°E / 47.4273; 10.2740
Length24.3 km (15.1 mi)[1]
Basin size
149 km2 (58 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
Progression‹See Tfd›

Iller→ ‹See Tfd›

Danube→ Black Sea

The Breitach is a 24-kilometre-long (15 mi) mountain river, the southwestern (left) source of the Iller in the Allgäu Alps, in the states of Vorarlberg (Austria) and Bavaria (Germany).

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The river originates in Baad [de; ksh; sv], a part of Mittelberg, in the Kleinwalsertal as the union of three smaller source streams. It flows in the northwestern direction through the valley that in earlier times was called Breitachtal ("Breitach Valley") after the river. At the Walserschanze, the Austrian-German border, the Breitach reaches German territory and curves through the narrow Breitachklamm. Then, the Starzlach flows from the west into the Breitach. At the so-called Illerursprung [de] ("Iller origin") in Oberstdorf, the Breitach, the Stillach and the Trettach flow together forming the Iller.

Of geological interest are the so-called Breitach rocks; a mineral of brown color and of small fracture, it is only found in the Breitach.

References

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

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Starzlach (Breitach)

(part of Oberstdorf) and west of Oberstdorf itself it flows into the river Breitach. Its main tributaries are Hörnlegraben and Letzenbach. Wikimedia Commons

Oberstdorf

from trees called Bergkiefer. The village lies on a terrace above the Breitach stream. Tiefenbach has a centuries-old spa tradition thanks to its sulphur

Kleinwalsertal

municipality of Mittelberg and consists of three villages along the River Breitach. Due to the geographic location in the Allgäu Alps with its alpine terrain

Breitachklamm

47.4017533; 10.229737 The Breitachklamm is a gorge created by the river Breitach in the Allgäu region in Southern Germany. It is located at the exit of

List of rivers of Germany

(Rhine) Biela Bille Bist Black Elster Blau Blies Bode Böhme Bollenbach Breg Breitach Brend Brenz Brigach Brunnisach Chamb Chemnitz Dahme Danube Diemel Dill

Iller

kilometres (91 mi) long. It is formed at the confluence of the rivers Breitach, Stillach and Trettach near Oberstdorf in the Allgäu region of the Alps

List of rivers of Austria

Vils (near Füssen, Germany) Archbach (in Pflach) Iller (in Ulm, Germany) Breitach (near Oberstdorf, Germany) Elbe (near Cuxhaven, Germany) Vltava (Moldau)

Starzlach

Starzlach may refer to rivers in Bavaria, Germany: Starzlach (Breitach), tributary of the Breitach Starzlach (Ostrach), tributary of the Ostrach Starzlach (Wertach)