| Sulm | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Erlenbach_Sulm_20070407_2.jpg) The Sulm near Erlenbach | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Sulm_(Deutschland)_Flusslauf.png) Course of the Sulm (red) within the district of Heilbronn | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| City | Neckarsulm |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Löwenstein |
| • elevation | 463 m (1,519 ft) |
| Mouth | Neckar |
• location | Neckarsulm |
• elevation | 148 m (486 ft) |
| Length | 26.3 km (16.3 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 122 km2 (47 sq mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Bad Friedrichshall |
| • average | 0.92 m3/s (32 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Neckar→ Rhine→ North Sea |
The Sulm is a river in the Heilbronn district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is an unnavigable right tributary of the Neckar. It rises in the Löwenstein Mountains and after 26.3 kilometres (16.3 mi) distance and 315 metres (1,033 ft) elevation drop flows into the Neckar at Bad Friedrichshall, near Untereisesheim and Neckarsulm. Its valley together with its tributary valleys is also known as the Weinsberg Valley (Weinsberger Tal), after Weinsberg, which is located there. The medieval region of Sulmgau, as well as the city of Neckarsulm, were named for it. The upper valley of the Sulm is a protected area.