Humbach (Ilm)

The Humbach in Cottendorf

The Humbach is a six kilometer long tributary of the River Ilm in ( Thuringia) Ilm-Kreis.

Course

The source of the Humbachs lying in a meadow north-east of Ilmenau just east of the A71 - exit Ilmenau -Ost in the district Bücheloh. Below the village, it forms a valley in which the B 87 and the Humbachsteiche lie.

The Humbachsteiche are artificial, rectangular ponds that serve priority fish farming. About the valley already runs the 290 -meter-long Humbachtalbrücke that belongs to the route of the future high speed line high speed line Nuremberg -Erfurt.

The Humbach now flows in an easterly direction and flows Cottendorf in the Ilm.

Name Meaning

There are no early written references of the stream. Therefore, it is not possible to determine whether the name of the New High German dog or chicken comes from. There are also completely different Namesherkünfte possible.