Krippenbach
Sign in to saveThe Krippenbach is a small river of Saxony, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Elbe, which it joins in Krippen, near Bad Schandau. It has an elevation of 136 meters. Its name comes from Krippen, a small fishing hamlet on the river. It was used to power mills in hamlets and villages for centuries. A moller (miller) was first mentioned in a document in Krippen in 1474.
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- Instance of
- river
- Country
- Czech Republic
- Located in
- Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
- Image
- Krippenbach Krippen (01).JPG
- Length
- 13.4
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- Krippenbach
- mouth of the watercourse
- Elbe
- watershed area
- 39.85
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The Krippenbach is a small river of Saxony, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Elbe, which it joins in Krippen, near Bad Schandau. It has an elevation of 136 meters. Its name comes from Krippen, a small fishing hamlet on the river. It was used to power mills in hamlets and villages for centuries. A moller (miller) was first mentioned in a document in Krippen in 1474.
==See also== List of rivers of Saxony
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Krippenbach” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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