Elsava

Elsava is a 27-kilometre-long (17 mi) right tributary of the Main in the administrative districts Aschaffenburg and Miltenberg in the Bavarian Spessart. It flows into the river Main in Elsenfeld. The short section upstream from Hessenthal to Mespelbrunn is called Kaltenbach.

Elsava
Elsava near Elsenfeld
Location
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationElsavaquelle northeast of Hessenthal
  coordinates49°55′46.26″N 09°19′02.29″E
Mouth 
  location
Main, Elsenfeld
  coordinates
49.8444°N 9.1544°E / 49.8444; 9.1544
Length27.3 km (17.0 mi) [1]
Basin features
ProgressionMainRhineNorth Sea

Name

The original name Elsapha is descended from the Old High German word Els for alder and the Indogermanic word Ap what meant water. As an explanation "watercourse surrounded by alders" arises from it. The river gave the municipality Elsenfeld the name. The river Aschaff flowing nearby (from Ascapha meaning "ash water") has also the same name origin.

See also

References

  1. Complete table of the Bavarian Waterbody Register by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (xls, 10.3 MB)


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