Edelbach (Kahl)

Edelbach
The Edelbach north of the sawmill at the village Edelbach
Location
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	southeast of Edelbach, (Kleinkahl)
• elevation	334 metres (1,096 ft) above sea level (Normalhöhennull)
Mouth
• location	west of Edelbach into the Kahl
• coordinates	50°06′45″N9°16′56″E / 50.1124°N 9.2823°E / 50.1124; 9.2823
• elevation	238 metres (781 ft) above sea level (Normalhöhennull)
Length	2.6 km (1.6 mi)
Basin size	about 4.2 square kilometres (1.6 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Kahl→ Main→ Rhine→ North Sea

The Edelbach is a small river of the district Aschaffenburg in the Bavarian part of the Spessart, Germany.

It is a left tributary of the Kahl. The Edelbach gave its name to the village of Edelbach in Kleinkahl. Up to the 20th century, both the river and the village bore the name Ölbach. ^[1]

The main source of the Edelbach

The Edelbach below its sources

The Edelbach (on the right) flowing into the Kahl

Course

The Edelbach springs in a forest at the foot of the back of the mountain Eselshöhe, below the mountain Edelberg477 metres (1,565 ft), between its two northern foothills, Sommerberg466 metres (1,529 ft) and Ölberg461 metres (1,512 ft). The springs are located in the 130 metres (430 ft) deep notched Ringgrund on the left mountain side. The main source is located on the boundary to the unincorporated area Gemarkung Schöllkrippener Forst, below the hiking trail K2. The drainage basin above ground is about 4 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi) and reaches up to the Spessart-Höhenstraße (a scenic route). The Ringgrund from there to the spring is a dry valley.

The Edelbach runs parallel to the Kreisstraße AB 20 to the north-west. After about 250 metres (820 ft), during which it declines about 20 metres (66 ft), it leaves the forest. Here it is strengthened by a larger spring at a forest house and the brook from the Kafloosquelle. In the village Edelbach, which is part of Kleinkahl, it is crossed by the Degen-Weg, a hiking trail, then takes up the water of other springs. In older times, it drove a sawmill there. North of the sawmill, opposite a Kneipp water-treading basin, it crosses the Kahltal-Spessart cycle path and flows into the Kahl.

History

At the spring of the Edelbach, in the late Middle Ages or in the early modern times, a now abandoned glass hut was situated. Its former location is now protected as a ground monument. Immediately to the east, there was the quarry from which the raw materials were extracted.

See also

• List of rivers of Bavaria

1. "About: Edelbach (Kahl)". dbpedia.demo.openlinksw.com. Retrieved 2025-02-18.