| Hainbach | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:141102_Komturei-Heimbach-01.jpg) Monument to the commandry at Hainbach near Zeiskam | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| Reference no. | DE: 2378964 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | On the east flank of the Roßberg in the Haardt Mountains (eastern edge of the Palatine Forest) |
| • coordinates | 49°15′30″N 8°02′28″E / 49.25833°N 8.04111°E |
| • elevation | ca. 400 m above sea level (NN) |
| Mouth | |
• location | on the northeastern edge of Dudenhofen into the Woogbach, a side arm of the Speyerbach |
• coordinates | 49°19′06″N 8°23′36″E / 49.31833°N 8.39333°E |
• elevation | ca. 101 m above sea level (NN) |
| Length | 33.6 km [1] |
| Basin size | 53.9 km² [1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Speyerbach→ Rhine→ North Sea |
The Hainbach, historically also called the Heimbach (see History section), in its lower reaches also called the Wooggraben[1][2] and Krebsbächel, is a river, over 33 kilometres long, and a right tributary of the Speyerbach in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
In the Middle Ages there was a fortified abbey by the middle reaches of the river which belonged to a Roman Catholic religious order and acted as the regional administrative centre or commandry.
- ^ a b c Geoexplorer of the Rhineland-Palatinate Water Authority (Wasserwirtschaftsverwaltung Rheinland-Pfalz)
- ^ According to the Rhineland-Palatinate Rivers Authority Wooggraben is the official name for the whole of the Hainbach, whilst the Woogbach is listed as the Nonnenbach.