# Waldnaab > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Waldnaab > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Waldnaab.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldnaab > Source revision: 1282809559 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|River in Germany}} {{Other uses}} {{Infobox river | name = Waldnaab | map = | map_size = | map_caption = | image = Falkenberg-Burg-2.jpg | image_size = | image_caption = The Waldnaab near [Burg Falkenberg](/source/Burg_Falkenberg) | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = [Germany](/source/Germany) | subdivision_type2 = [State](/source/States_of_Germany) | subdivision_name2 = [Bavaria](/source/Bavaria) | subdivision_type3 = Reference no. | subdivision_name3 = DE: 14 | length = {{convert|99.1|km|abbr=on}} {{GeoQuelle|DE-BY|GV}} | width_avg = | depth_avg = | source1_location = on the German-Czech border between [Bärnau](/source/B%C3%A4rnau) and [Flossenbürg](/source/Flossenb%C3%BCrg%2C_Bavaria) | source1_coordinates = {{Coord|49.763475|12.4070056|type:river_region:DE-BY|format=dms|display=inline}} | source1_elevation = {{Höhe|814|DE-NN|link=true }} [http://www.geodaten.bayern.de/BayernViewer2.0/index.cgi The ''BayernViewer'' of the Bavarian Ordnance Survey Office] | mouth_location = Confluence: of the ''Waldnaab'' and [Haidenaab](/source/Haidenaab) with the [Naab](/source/Naab) near Unterwildenau (mun. [Luhe-Wildenau](/source/Luhe-Wildenau)) | mouth_coordinates = {{Coord|49.6027972|12.1325028|type:river_region:DE-BY|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | mouth_elevation = {{Höhe|379|DE-NN|link=true}}  | basin_population = | basin_landmarks = | progression = {{RNaab}} | basin_size = {{convert|972|km2|abbr=on}} {{GeoQuelle|DE-BY|GV}} | discharge1_location = | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = | discharge1_max = | tributaries_right = | tributaries_left = | waterbodies = | ports = | bridges = | custom_label = References | custom_data = | extra = }} The '''Waldnaab''' ({{IPA|de|ˈvaltˌnaːp}}; {{langx|bar|label=[Northern Bavarian](/source/Northern_Bavarian)|Woidnaab}}; {{langx|cs|Lesní Nába}}, in its upper course: ''Tirschenreuther Waldnaab'') is the left-hand, eastern and longest headstream of the [River Naab](/source/Naab) in the [Upper Palatinate](/source/Upper_Palatinate) ([Bavaria](/source/Bavaria), [Germany](/source/Germany)). At its confluence with the [Haidenaab](/source/Haidenaab) near [Luhe-Wildenau](/source/Luhe-Wildenau), the [Naab](/source/Naab) is formed. The Waldnaab is 99.1 km long; combined with the Naab, the total length is {{convert|196.6|km|mi}}. == Course == === The Tirschenreuth Waldnaab === The [river](/source/river) rises at {{Höhe|816|DE-NN}} on the German-[Czech](/source/Czech_Republic) border in the [Upper Palatine Forest](/source/Upper_Palatine_Forest) not far from the 901 m high [Entenbühl](/source/Entenb%C3%BChl) and near its smaller brother, the ''Naabberg'' ({{Höhe|853|DE-NN|link=true}}). Its source, also called the ''Kreuzbrunnen'', lies in the district of [Tirschenreuth](/source/Landkreis_Tirschenreuth), near ''Silberhütte''. From its wellspring the water flows for just under three metres on German soil, before crossing into [Bohemia](/source/Bohemia) for almost a kilometre, where it is known as the ''Lesní Nába'', and then flowing northwest, re-crossing the German border and reaching [Bärnau](/source/B%C3%A4rnau). As a result of seasonal fluctuations in the water table and the increasing degradation of the wellspring, its water reaches the surface initially a few metres away from the actual spring, then further and further away as the year wears on and eventually appears on the Czech side of the border. During the Cold War the spring was a very popular destination for walkers, even though it was next to the heavily guarded border. When collecting blueberries between the border posts, pickers were often closely watched by uniformed guards from both sides. The first village that the Waldnaab passes through after leaving the forest is the eponymous ''Naab''. In Bärnau the ''Waldnaab'' bends towards the west and flows through the Liebenstein [flood retention basin](/source/flood_retention_basin), about {{convert|88|ha|acre}} in area, a little way below Bärnau-Thanhausen and north of [Plößberg](/source/Pl%C3%B6%C3%9Fberg). Next it swings northwards and reaches the village of [Tirschenreuth](/source/Tirschenreuth), where it turns west again and flows through the ''Waldnaabaue'' (Waldnaab water meadows), meandering its way through the many lakes in the area. thumb|left|Giant rocks in the Waldnaab valley Passing [Falkenberg Castle](/source/Falkenberg_Castle) in [Falkenberg](/source/Falkenberg_(Oberpfalz)) it flows southwest and reaches the rocky ''Waldnaabtal'' (Waldnaab valley), where the stream is at its most picturesque over the next 12 kilometres. Here, water erosion has carved a valley in the [granitic](/source/granitic) bedrock surrounded by woods. Beyond that it is joined at Neuhaus/[Windischeschenbach](/source/Windischeschenbach) by the [Fichtelnaab](/source/Fichtelnaab) approaching from the northwest. ===The Waldnaab below Windischeschenbach === From there the ''Waldnaab'' heads south, accompanied most of the way by the [A 93 motorway](/source/Bundesautobahn_93) and the [B 15 federal road](/source/Bundesstra%C3%9Fe_15), flowing through [Neustadt](/source/Neustadt_an_der_Waldnaab), [Altenstadt](/source/Altenstadt_an_der_Waldnaab) and Weiden, where it picks up the [Schweinnaab](/source/Schweinnaab) coming from the west, before reaching [Luhe-Wildenau](/source/Luhe-Wildenau). There it is joined in the village of Unterwildenau by the [Haidenaab](/source/Haidenaab) to form the [Naab](/source/Naab), which flows into the [River Danube](/source/River_Danube) near Regensburg-Mariaort. == Waldnaab Valley == The rich natural environment of the Waldnaab Valley is very popular, particularly with walkers. The erosion of granite has produced a great number of rock formations, such as the ''Kammerwagen'', the ''Tischstein'' or the ''Butterfass'' in this nature reserve. There are also the sites of three old castles on the rocks of ''Altneuhaus'', ''Herrenstein'' and ''Schwarzenschwal''. ==Largest tributaries == thumb|The frozen Waldnaab near Neustadt [[File:Wasserrad.jpg|thumb|A frozen [scoop wheel](/source/scoop_wheel)]] {| class="wikitable" | width = "200" |'''Left tributaries''' | width = "200" |'''Right tributaries''' |- |- | colspan=2 | '''The Tirschenreuth Waldnaab''' (''ca. 62 km'') |- | * Röthenbach (''Bartmühle'') * [Kaltenmühlbach](/source/Kaltenm%C3%BChlbach) (''Bartmühle'') * Silberbach (''Hohenthan'') * Geisbach (''in [Liebenstein Basin](/source/Liebenstein_Flood_Retention_Basin)'') * Netzbach (''[Falkenberg](/source/Falkenberg_(Oberpfalz))'') * Frombach (''in Falkenberg Forest'') | * Steinbach ([Bärnau](/source/B%C3%A4rnau)) * Heiligenbach (''Heimhof'') * Schwarzenbach (''Liebenstein'') * Gründlbach (''[Tirschenreuth](/source/Tirschenreuth)'') * Netzbach (''Tirschenreuth'') * Kainzbach (''in Hohenwald Forest'') * Wiesau (''in Schönhaid Forest'') * Tirschnitzbach (''in Schönhaid Forest'') * [Fichtelnaab](/source/Fichtelnaab) (''[Windischeschenbach](/source/Windischeschenbach)'') |- | colspan=2 | '''The Waldnaab below Windischeschenbach''' (''ca. 37 km'') |- | * Schleißbach (''Windischeschenbach'') * Kotzenbach (''Hutzlmühle'') * Schlatteinbach (''Lamplmühle'') * [Floß](/source/Flo%C3%9F_(river)) (''[Neustadt](/source/Neustadt_an_der_Waldnaab)'') * Almesbach (''Weiden'') | * Rumpelbach (''Windischeschenbach'') * Pöllenbach (''Hutzlmühle'') * [Schweinnaab](/source/Schweinnaab) (''[Weiden](/source/Weiden_in_der_Oberpfalz)'') * Rothenstadter Bach (''[Rothenstadt](/source/Rothenstadt)'') |- |- | colspan="2" | In brackets the location of its confluence with the Waldnaab. |} == Sources == * ''Die Naab – mit Waldnaab, Fichtelnaab, Haidenaab.'' 144 Seiten, Pustet, Regensburg.({{ISBN|3-7917-1915-7}}) == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * [http://www.vfmg-weiden.de/waldnaabquelle.htm Source of the Waldnaab] {{in lang|de}} * [http://www.oberpfalz-luftbild.de Aerial photographs of this landscape; key word: Waldnaab] {{in lang|de}} * [http://www.vfmg-weiden.de/wnaab.htm The Waldnaab valley between Falkenberg and Windischeschenbach] {{in lang|de}} {{Authority control}} Category:Rivers of Bavaria Category:Nature reserves in Bavaria Category:Tirschenreuth (district) Category:Rivers of the Upper Palatine Forest Category:Rivers of Germany --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Waldnaab](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldnaab) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldnaab?action=history)). 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