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The '''Kammel''' ({{IPA|de|ˈkaml̩|-|De-Kammel.ogg}}) is a river in Bavaria, southern Germany. The Kammel originates west of Mindelheim, in the district Unterallgäu, and flows generally north. It flows into the Mindel (left tributary) south of ''Offingen at the Danube'', east of Günzburg in the district Günzburg. So it is an indirect right tributary of the Danube. The difference in altitude between the origin and the mouth is 265 m.
== Tributaries == Tributaries which flow into the Kammel are (from south to north): * the Krumbach (left tributary); confluence with the Kammel in Krumbach * the Haselbach (right tributary); confluence with the Kammel in Naichen, municipality: Neuburg an der Kammel * the Krähenbach (right tributary); confluence with the Kammel in Ettenbeuren, municipality: Kammeltal
== Municipalities the Kammel flows through == Municipalities which are passed by the Kammel are (from south to north):<br /> in the district Unterallgäu: Stetten, Kammlach, Oberrieden, Pfaffenhausen and Breitenbrunn;<br /> in the district Günzburg: Aletshausen, the town Krumbach, Neuburg an der Kammel, Kammeltal, the town Burgau and Rettenbach;
== Origin of the name == The name of the Kammel derives from the Celtic ''kamb'' or ''camb'' which means crooked. So the Kammel is the crooked water. Other authors are of the opinion that Kammel means bog. Both origins of the name can be possible because the meanders of the stream Kammel are clearly distinct.
== Attractions in the valleys of the Kammel and its tributaries == * Niederraunau: castle and church * Krumbach * Billenhausen: ''Dossenberger Pfarrhof'' (parsonage) * Neuburg an der Kammel: castle, church and the pilgrimage church ''Maria Feldblume'' between Neuburg and Wattenweiler * Edelstetten Abbey in Edelstetten in the valley of the Haselbach * Naichen: hammer mill museum * Wettenhausen Abbey in Wettenhausen (municipality of Kammeltal) * Burgau * the ''Silbersee'' near Burgau, a flooded gravel pit and popular greenbelt recreation area with campsite
<gallery> File:KRU-St-Michael.jpg|the church St Michael seen from a bridge across the ''Kammel'' in Krumbach File:KRU-MuehlK01.jpg|Mühlkapelle / mills-chapel at the bank of the Kammel in Krumbach File:Krumbach am Bach.JPG|lower mill at the Kammel in Krumbach, today: parish hall St Michael File:Haseltal Kammel.JPG|the valley of the Haselbach from west to east </gallery>
== Miscellaneous == * Parallel to the Kammel there is the 71 km long cycle track ''Kammeltal-Radweg'' * From Breitenbrunn to Neuburg an der Kammel the Mittelschwaben Railway runs in the valley of the Kammel * Of no other river in the district Günzburg so many kilometres have been renaturalised in the last few years as the Kammel
== See also == * [http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Datei:KRU-Kammel08.png&filetimestamp=20080815143434 map of the region passed by the Kammel]
* {{ill|Naichen hammer mill museum|de|Hammerschmiede Naichen}} * {{ill|List of the lakes and rivers in the drainage basin of the Mindel|de|Liste der Gewässer im Flusssystem Mindel}} * {{ill|List of the municipalities, towns and attractions in the district Günzburg|de|Liste der Gemeinden Ortschaften und Sehenswürdigkeiten im Landkreis Günzburg}}
== References == {{Reflist}} {{Authority control}}
Category:Rivers of Bavaria Category:Bodies of water of Günzburg (district) Category:Rivers of Germany