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Zaber

Coordinates: 49°04′43″N 9°09′18″E / 49.0785°N 9.1550°E / 49.0785; 9.1550
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Zaber
Zaber at its confluence with the Neckar at Lauffen am Neckar
Zaber is located in Germany
Zaber
Mouth of the Zaber
Location
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNear Zaberfeld
 • elevation316 m (1,037 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Neckar at Lauffen am Neckar
 • coordinates
49°04′43″N 9°09′18″E / 49.0785°N 9.1550°E / 49.0785; 9.1550
Length22.5 km (14.0 mi) [1]
Basin features
ProgressionNeckar→ Rhine→ North Sea

The Zaber (German: [ˈtsaːbɐ]) is a minor tributary of the River Neckar in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is some 22 km in length and joins the Neckar from the west at Lauffen am Neckar. It has given its name to the Zabergäu, the area between the Heuchelberg and Stromberg hills.

Name

The first mention is from the year 793 as Zabernahgouwe (Zabernachgau). Traditionally it is assumed that the name is derived from the Latin word Taberna ("restaurant", "street station"). It is assumed that the Roman settlement in today's Meimsheim bore this name (similar to the Alsatian place Zabern) and that with time the place name was transferred to the surroundings or to the river.[2] This theory is supported by the fact that there was a traffic junction in Roman Meimsheim and that the place was possibly of administrative importance for the region.

The region known as the Zabergäu, the area between the Heuchelberg and Stromberg hills, takes its name from the Zaber.

Geography

Ursprung der Zaber bei Zaberfeld

Source

The Zaber rises in the district of Heilbronn about two kilometres south-southwest of Zaberfeld on the northern slope of the forested Stromberg (landscape). It flows initially into a reservoir known as the Ehmetsklinge. It subsequently flows in an easterly direction through Zaberfeld, Pfaffenhofen, Güglingen and Brackenheim before reaching the Neckar at Lauffen. The river is shallow and therefore not navigable.

Tributaries of the Zaber
Name side of confluence Length
[km][Z 1] 		Basin size
in km² 		remaining Length
in m 		Location of confluence
 
elevation 		Annotations
Zaber – 22,4 113,8 – Lauffen am Neckar 161[3]
Lochwiesenbächle left 1,1 20.614 in reservoir Ehmetsklinge (zus. 13,2 ha Nach LUBW-SG10.</ref>) 232[4]
Ehmetsklingenbächle left 2,6 2,3 20.359 in reservoir Ehmetsklinge 232[4] länger als Zaber
Riesenbach left 3,2 4,9 19.692 Au W Zaberfeld 220[5]
Dämmlesgraben rechts 1,8 19.259 Zaberfeld, Herrenwiesenweg 218[5] im Dorf verdolt
Muttersbach left 1,6 2,6 19.245 Zaberfeld, Herrenwiesenweg 218[5]
Katzenbach rechts 2,0 3,4 18.091 Sportgelände E Zaberfeld 212[5]
Michelbach (Zaber)Michelbach left 4,3 6,3 17.609 between Reisenmühle u. Weiler an der Zaber 203[6] flows first through a reservoir
(Bach aus der Steinenklinge) rechts 1,3 16.671 Weiler an der Zaber, Bogersmühle 202 [7]
Benzbach left 1,4 15.522 In front of road bridge in Pfaffenhofen 201[5] ab Dorfrand verdolt
Rodbach rechts 2,2 2,2 15.311 Sportstätten in Pfaffenhofen 200[5] ab Dorfrand verdolt
(Zufluss aus der Leopoldsklinge) rechts 1,5 14.577 Umspannwerk vor Güglingen 196[6]
Flügelaubach rechts 3,5 3,5 12.526 Güglingen, ggü. Sophienhof 194[5]
Riedfurtbach left 3,8 3,4 11.476 Mühle S Güglingen-Frauenzimmern 191[8]
(Sägmühlkanal) rechts 1,3 11.444 Mühle S Güglingen-Frauenzimmern 190[5] mit längerem Ast Balzhöfer Bach 2,635 km
Fürtlesbach rechts 3,5 3,2 10.587 opposite the industrial estate Güglingen-Frauenzimmern 188[5]
Wurmbach left 4,0 7,3 9.928 wastewater treatment plant next to the border with Brackenheim 185[5]
Forstbach left 7,2 11,0 7.239 NSG Zaberauen von Meimsheim und Botenheim vor Brackenheim-Meimsheim 181[5]
Herrenwiesenbach rechts 7,4 11,1 6.738 uh. Zabergäubahn-bridge net to Brackenheim-Meimsheim 180[5]
Truselbach rechts 3,6 5.282 Brackenheim, Obere Schellenmühle
Neipperger Bächle left 8,9 14,1 3.828 wastewater treatment plant before the Lauffener Neckarschlinge 170[5]

Notes

  1. ^ Nach LUBW-FG10 (Datensatzeinträge).

References

  1. ^ Map services of the Baden-Württemberg State Office for the Environment, Survey and Conservation (Landesanstalt für Umwelt, Messungen und Naturschutz Baden-Württemberg)
  2. ^ Albrecht Greule: Deutsches Gewässernamenbuch. Etymology of the names of waters and the corresponding names of areas, settlements and fields. De Gruyter, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-11-019039-7
  3. ^ Texteintrag in Blau auf der Hintergrundkarte der LUBW-FG10 im Unterwasser der Lauffener Doppelschleuse.
  4. ^ a b Texteintrag in Blau auf der Hintergrundkarte der LUBW-FG10 im Hauptsee der Ehmetsklinge.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Nach dem Höhenlinienbild auf der Hintergrundkarte der LUBW-FG10 abgeschätzt.
  6. ^ a b Texteintrag in Blau an der Mündung auf der Hintergrundkarte der LUBW-FG10.
  7. ^ Interpolated between adjacent values .
  8. ^ Texteintrag in Schwarz an der Mündung auf der Hintergrundkarte der LUBW-FG10.


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