Frutz Explained

Frutz
Subdivision Type1:Country
Source1 Location:Frutz Alpine shieling
Mouth Coordinates:47.3175°N 9.5892°W
Length:~ 19km (12miles)
Source1 Elevation:1800m (5,900feet)

The Frutz is a river of Vorarlberg, Austria, a tributary of the Rhine.

The Frutz is long. Its source is in the Frutz Alpine shieling. It flows in western direction through the valley in the area of Feldkirch to the Rhine. At Rankweil, the river divides into a side and main arm.[1] The smaller one has an own name called German: Ehbach. Both arms discharge separately at Koblach into the Rhine.

Bigger locations at the Frutz are Sulz, Rankweil and Koblach.

Notes and References

  1. The Eastern Alps, Including the Bavarian Highlands, Tyrol, Salzburg, Upper and Lower Austria, Styria, Carinthia, and Carniola: Handbook for Travellers. K. Baedeker, 1891. 206.