The Regnitz ( German pronunciation: [ˈʁeːɡnɪts] ) is a river in Franconia , Germany . It is a left tributary of the Main and is 63.7 km (39.6 mi) in length.
5-514: The river is formed by the confluence of the rivers Rednitz and Pegnitz , which meet in the city of Fürth . From there the Regnitz runs northwards through the cities of Erlangen and Forchheim . It finally meets the Main near the city of Bamberg . Including its source rivers Rednitz and Franconian Rezat , it is 187.4 km (116.4 mi) long, providing the furthest source (and hence length) of
10-657: The Main's river system, the largest and longest right bank tributary of the river Rhine . Small portions of the Regnitz near Bamberg are incorporated into a canal connecting the Main with the Danube : the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal , which otherwise runs parallel from Bamberg to Fürth. Between Fürth and Forchheim many norias for drawing water up were used from the Middle Ages until the 19th century. Some are still there or were reconstructed. The origin of
15-582: The name is uncertain. The first written evidence of the name refers to a large farm on the river. It is first mentioned in a Latin document from 1160 as Rekinzi. It may be based on Slavic Rakonica ('crab river'). Rednitz The Rednitz ( German pronunciation: [ˈʁeːdnɪts] ) is a 46 km (29 mi) long river in Franconia , Germany , tributary of the Regnitz (more precisely: its southern, left headstream). Slightly richer in water than
20-556: The other source river Pegnitz and also richer in tributaries, it is hydrographically regarded as the upper reaches of the Regnitz, although the longest flow path in its system is approx. 3 km shorter than that in the Pegnitz system. The Rednitz is formed by the confluence of the rivers Franconian Rezat and Swabian Rezat , in Georgensgmünd ( district of Roth ). The Rednitz flows north through Roth bei Nürnberg , Schwabach and
25-630: The southwestern quarters of Nuremberg . The Rednitz joins the Pegnitz to form the Regnitz in Fürth . The river first appeared in written sources in the 8th century with the Latin name Radantia. In the 11th century, the name of the river was given as Ratenza. Franz X. Bogner: Rednitz und Regnitz. Eine Luftbildreise von Weißenburg bis Bamberg . Luftbildband. Verlag Fränkischer Tag, Bamberg 2007 ISBN 978-3-936897-47-0 This article related to
#545454