Elz

The Elz is a river in , Germany, a right tributary of the Rhine. It rises in the , near the source of the Breg. The Elz flows through , and before reaching the Rhine near .
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  • Type: Sign
  • Description: tributary of the Rhine
  • Also known as: “Elzquelle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bregquelle and Watershed in Germany.

Spring
Photo: Joergens.mi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a spring, which is situated 1 km southwest of Elz.

Geographical marker
Photo: ANKAWÜ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a geographical marker, which is situated 1 km southwest of Elz.

Nature reserve
Photo: Thorsten Sontowski, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a nature reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St. Martin’s Chapel, Furtwangen and Schonach im Schwarzwald.

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.

Village
Photo: Manuguf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality in the district of Schwarzwald-Baar in in . is situated 5 km northeast of Elz.

Photo: Allie Caulfield, CC BY 2.0.
is a small quiet German town located in , 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

Latitude
48.10175° or 48° 6′ 6″ north
Longitude
8.16234° or 8° 9′ 44″ east
Elevation
1,050 metres (3,445 feet)
Inception
1964
Operator
Schwarzwaldverein
Open location code
8FWC4526+MW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4946781583
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­stone
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­information
Wiki­data 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”
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  • 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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