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The Jagst () is a right tributary of the Neckar in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The source of this 190 km long river is in the hills east of Ellwangen, close to the Bavarian border. The Jagst winds through the towns of Ellwangen, Crailsheim, Kirchberg an der Jagst, Langenburg, Krautheim, Möckmühl and Neudenau. Near Bad Wimpfen, the Jagst flows into the Neckar, a few km downstream from the mouth of the river Kocher, that flows more or less parallel to the Jagst.

Key facts

River.name
Jagst
River.image
Jagsttal - Brücke bei der Heinzenmühle.jpg
River.image_caption
The Jagst at the wooden bridge near the former "Heinzenmühle" (Heinzen-mill) between Crailsheim and Kirchberg
River.map
Jagst.png
River.source1_location
Swabian Alb
River.mouth_location
Neckar
River.subdivision_type1
Country
River.subdivision_name1
Germany
River.subdivision_type2
State
River.subdivision_name2
Baden-Württemberg

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Encyclopedic overview

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The Jagst () is a right tributary of the Neckar in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The source of this 190 km long river is in the hills east of Ellwangen, close to the Bavarian border. The Jagst winds through the towns of Ellwangen, Crailsheim, Kirchberg an der Jagst, Langenburg, Krautheim, Möckmühl and Neudenau. Near Bad Wimpfen, the Jagst flows into the Neckar, a few km downstream from the mouth of the river Kocher, that flows more or less parallel to the Jagst.

To the south of the river is the Harthausen Forest.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jagst” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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