- Pfinz
Infobox River
river_name = Pfinz
caption =
origin =Black Forest
mouth =Rhine
basin_countries =Germany
length = 60 km
elevation = approx. 450m
discharge =
watershed =The Pfinz is a right-side tributary of the
Rhine inBaden-Württemberg .Its origin is located at the northern edge of theBlack Forest near theStraubenhardt borough of Pfinzweiler. NearDurlach it enters theUpper Rhine River Plains and continues, splitting into several beds and canals, in northwesterly direction through several towns and villages north ofKarlsruhe for exampleStaffort . The Pfinz discharges into the Rhine nearDettenheim-Rußheim . Over the course of its path the Pfinz crosses underneath two canals: one near the Karlsruhe borough of Hagsfeld and one by Dettenheim-Rußheim.The Pfinz lend its name to the town of
Pfinztal . The town was created by combining four previously independent villages on or near the Pfinz during the Baden-Württemberg district reform in the 1970s.The area along the river is traditionally referred to as the
Pfinzgau .External links
* [http://www.vsch-khe.de/Bisses-DE/Progs/Hardt_.htm Photos and information] about the irrigation system in the
Hardt north ofKarlsruhe
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