| Pfinz | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Black Forest |
| • elevation | approx. 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Rhine |
• coordinates | 49°11′35″N8°24′35″E / 49.19306°N 8.40972°E /49.19306; 8.40972 |
| Length | 60.4 km (37.5 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 362 km2 (140 sq mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rhine→North Sea |
ThePfinz is aright tributary of theRhine inBaden-Württemberg. Its origin is located at the northern edge of theBlack Forest near theStraubenhardt borough of Pfinzweiler. NearDurlach it enters theUpper Rhine Plain and continues, splitting into several beds and canals, in northwesterly direction through several towns and villages north ofKarlsruhe for exampleStaffort. The Pfinz discharges into the Rhine nearDettenheim-Rußheim. Over the course of its path the Pfinz crosses underneath two canals: one near the Karlsruhe borough of Hagsfeld and one by Dettenheim-Rußheim.
The river flows through Pfinztal and lent its name to the town ofPfinztal. The town was created by combining four previously independent villages on or near the Pfinz during the Baden-Württemberg district reform in the 1970s.
The area along the river is traditionally referred to as thePfinzgau.
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