{{Short description|River of Bavaria, Germany}} {{More citations needed|date=March 2026}} {{Expand German|topic=geo|date=September 2011|Goldbach (Aschaff)}} {{Infobox river | name =Goldbach | image = | image_size = | image_alt = | image_caption = | map = | map_size = | map_alt = | map_caption = | source1_location = | mouth_location = Aschaff | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|49.9906|N|9.1627|E|source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_region:DE|display=it}} | progression = {{RAschaff}} | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Germany | subdivision_type2 = States | subdivision_name2 = Bavaria | length = | source1_elevation = | mouth_elevation = | discharge1_avg = | basin_size = | river_system = | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = }} '''Goldbach''' ({{IPA|de|ˈɡɔltbax}}) is a small river of Bavaria, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Aschaff near Aschaffenburg.
==Etymology== The name "Goldbach" derives from the yellowish loess soil and an iron-rich mineral spring at one of its tributaries, which color the sediments of the streambed golden yellow.<ref>{{cite book|last=von Reitzenstein|first=Wolf-Armin|title=Lexikon fränkischer Ortsnamen: Herkunft und Bedeutung. Oberfranken, Mittelfranken, Unterfranken|language=German|trans-title=Lexicon of Franconian Place Names: Origin and Meaning. Upper Franconia, Middle Franconia, Lower Franconia.|url={{Google books|3e2yAAAAQBAJ|page=84–85|plainurl=yes}}|publisher=C. H. Beck|page=84–85|isbn=978-3-406-59131-0|access-date=26 March 2026}}</ref> It gave the town of Goldbach its name.
==See also== * List of rivers of Bavaria
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Category:Rivers of Bavaria Category:Rivers of the Spessart Category:Rivers of Germany
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