| Fichtelnaab | |
|---|---|
 Source of the Fichtelnaab | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Districts | Bayreuth andTirschenreuth |
| Reference no. | DE: 1412 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | on the southeastern slopes of theOchsenkopf |
| • coordinates | 50°01′31″N11°50′01″E / 50.02528°N 11.83361°E /50.02528; 11.83361 |
| • elevation | ca. 865 m |
| Mouth | |
• location | nearWindischeschenbach into theWaldnaab |
• coordinates | 49°48′30″N12°09′44″E / 49.80833°N 12.16222°E /49.80833; 12.16222 |
• elevation | 423 m |
| Length | 47.4 km (29.5 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 278 km2 (107 sq mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Waldnaab→Naab→Danube→Black Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Gregnitz |
TheFichtelnaab is a river, 47.5 kilometres long, inUpper Franconia and theUpper Palatinate,Bavaria,Germany. It rises in theFichtel Mountains and flows into theWaldnaab nearWindischeschenbach.
Thesource of theFichtelnaab is located on the southeastern slope of theOchsenkopf (1,024 m above sea level (NN)) northwest ofFichtelberg and west of theFichtelsee (10.5 hectares and 752 m above NN). From there it flows southeast through the villages of Fichtelberg andMehlmeisel in the district ofTirschenreuth. From there theFichtelnaab passes throughBrand,Ebnath,Neusorg andErbendorf toWindischeschenbach, where it joins theWaldnaab.