Brenz | |
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Location | |
Country | Germany |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Swabian Alb |
Mouth | |
• location | Danube |
• coordinates | 48°33′38″N 10°25′13″E / 48.56056°N 10.42028°E |
Length | 51.6 km (32.1 mi) [1] |
Basin size | 876 km2 (338 sq mi) [1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Danube→ Black Sea |
The Brenz (German pronunciation: [bʁɛnt͡s] ) is a river in Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Danube. Its source is at a spring in the town of Königsbronn and it flows for 52 kilometers before meeting the Danube at Lauingen, a few kilometers west of Dillingen. It flows through the towns of Königsbronn, Heidenheim an der Brenz, Giengen and Lauingen.