Breitenbach | |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Germany |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Rhineland-Palatinate |
Subdivision Type3: | Reference no. |
Subdivision Name3: | DE: 237834 |
Length: | 6.74 km |
Source1 Location: | in the Dreibrunnental valley in the central Palatine Forest |
Mouth Location: | near Breitenstein into the Speyerbach |
Basin Size: | 13.228 km2 [1] |
Custom Label: | References |
Breitenbach is a river of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, a left tributary of the Speyerbach.
The Breitenbach rises in the central Palatine Forest in the valley of Dreibrunnental ("Three Springs Valley") and flows towards the south, where it forms the parish boundary between Elmstein and Esthal almost throughout. On the way it passes the Goldbrunnen spring. After about 10 kilometres it empties into the Speyerbach at the hamlet of (belongs to Esthal). The timber rafting station there is classed as a cultural monument; in the immediate vicinity of the confluence are the ruins of Breitenstein Castle.