Spitter (river) explained

Spitter
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Germany
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Thuringia
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Gotha
Source1 Coordinates:50.7853°N 10.5314°W
Source1 Elevation:ca.  [1]
Mouth Location:in Tambach-Dietharz into the Apfelstädt
Mouth Coordinates:50.7953°N 10.6153°W
Mouth Elevation: 
Basin Landmarks:Small towns: Tambach-Dietharz
Custom Label:References

The Spitter is a stream near Tambach-Dietharz in the Thuringian Forest in Germany. It flows through the Spitter Valley and has the highest waterfall in Thuringia. The course of the Spitter crosses the Rennsteig in the area of the Ebertswiese nature reserve and is the only stream along the route of the Rennsteig.

Spitter Waterfall

The Spitter Waterfall (German: Spitterfall) is the highest natural waterfall in the German state of Thuringia, with a drop of 19m (62feet).

The Spitter Waterfall is located below the hillwalking trail of the Rennsteig and tumbles down four cascade steps, through a notch in the floor of an ice-age hollow on the northern side of the Thuringian Forest.

The waterfall is part of the Spitter stream. The source of the Spitter lies only 1.5km (00.9miles) away on the Ebertswiese, a nature reserve lying at a height of about NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) on the boundary of the districts of Schmalkalden-Meiningen and Gotha. The Spitter Waterfall itself is in the district of Gotha.

Notes and References

  1. Topographic map no. 5229 1:25,000