Elz
The Elz is a river in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, a right tributary of the Rhine. It rises in the Black Forest, near the source of the Breg. The Elz flows through Elzach, Waldkirch and Emmendingen before reaching the Rhine near Lahr.Photo: Kopoltra, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Sign
- Description: tributary of the Rhine
- Also known as: “Elzquelle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bregquelle and Watershed in Germany.
Bregquelle
Spring
Photo: Joergens.mi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bregquelle is a spring, which is situated 1 km southwest of Elz.
Watershed in Germany
Geographical marker
Photo: ANKAWÜ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Watershed in Germany is a geographical marker, which is situated 1 km southwest of Elz.
Günterfelsen und Umgebung
Nature reserve
Photo: Thorsten Sontowski, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Günterfelsen und Umgebung is a nature reserve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St. Martin’s Chapel, Furtwangen and Schonach im Schwarzwald.
St. Martin’s Chapel, Furtwangen
Hamlet
Photo: Neptuna, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Martin’s Chapel stands at an elevation of 1,085 metres above sea level at the upper end of the Katzensteig valley on the territory of Furtwangen just above the source of the Danube.
Schonach im Schwarzwald
Village
Photo: Manuguf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Schonach im Schwarzwald is a town in the district of Schwarzwald-Baar in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Schonach im Schwarzwald is situated 5 km northeast of Elz.
Triberg Im Schwarzwald
Photo: Allie Caulfield, CC BY 2.0.
Triberg Im Schwarzwald is a small quiet German town located in Baden-Württemberg, in the heart of the Black Forest and is an enjoyable vacation spot. This city is popular for both its waterfall and its cuckoo clocks.
Elz
- Categories: river, information, stone, and tourism
- Location: Schönwald im Schwarzwald, Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis, Freiburg Region, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.10175° or 48° 6′ 6″ northLongitude
8.16234° or 8° 9′ 44″ eastElevation
1,050 metres (3,445 feet)Inception
1964Operator
SchwarzwaldvereinOpen location code
8FWC4526+MWOpenStreetMap ID
node 4946781583OpenStreetMap feature
natural=stoneOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=informationWikidata ID
Q700083
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Elz” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Elz”
- Aragonese: “Elz”
- Arpitan: “Elz”
- Asturian: “Elz”
- Basque: “Elz”
- Bavarian: “Elz”
- Breton: “Elz”
- Catalan: “Elz”
- Cebuano: “Elz”
- Chinese: “埃爾茨河”
- Chuvash: “Эльц”
- Corsican: “Elz”
- Croatian: “Elz”
- Czech: “Elz”
- Danish: “Elz ved Rhinen”
- Dutch: “Elz”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر الز”
- Esperanto: “Elz”
- Estonian: “Elz”
- Finnish: “Elz”
- French: “Elz”
- Friulian: “Elz”
- Galician: “Elz”
- German: “Elz”
- Hungarian: “Elz”
- Icelandic: “Elz”
- Ido: “Elz”
- Indonesian: “Elz”
- Interlingua: “Elz”
- Interlingue: “Elz”
- Irish: “Elz”
- Italian: “Elz”
- Japanese: “エルツ川”
- Kongo: “Elz”
- Ligurian: “Elz”
- Limburgan: “Elz”
- Low German: “Elz”
- Luxembourgish: “Elz”
- Macedonian: “Елц”
- Malagasy: “Elz”
- Malay: “Elz”
- Minangkabau: “Elz”
- Narom: “Elz”
- Neapolitan: “Elz”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Elz”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Elz ved Rhinen”
- Norwegian: “Elz”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Elz”
- Picard: “Elz”
- Piemontese: “Elz”
- Polish: “Elz (dopływ Renu)”
- Polish: “Elz”
- Portuguese: “Elz”
- Romanian: “Elz”
- Romansh: “Elz”
- Russian: “Эльц”
- Sardinian: “Elz”
- Scots: “Elz”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Elz”
- Serbian: “Elz”
- Sicilian: “Elz”
- Slovak: “Elz”
- Slovenian: “Elz”
- Spanish: “Elz”
- Spanish: “Rio Elz”
- Spanish: “Río Elz”
- Swahili: “Elz”
- Swedish: “Elz”
- Swiss German: “Elz”
- Tosk Albanian: “Elz”
- Ukrainian: “Ельц”
- Venetian: “Elz”
- Vietnamese: “Elz”
- Vlaams: “Elz”
- Volapük: “Elz”
- Walloon: “Elz”
- Welsh: “Elz”
- Wolof: “Elz”
- Zulu: “Elz”
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Notable Places Nearby
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