Seltenbach (Neckar)

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The rare- Bach is a left tributary of the Neckar in Rottenburg- Obernau in the district of Tübingen in Baden- Württemberg.

Geography

It originates on the plateau of Korngäus immediately south of Rottenburg district Ergenzingen. From its origin to its confluence with the Neckar, the rare stream has a length of about nine kilometers and falls about 110 meters. The rare- stream occurs south of Ergenzingen ( the sports complex ) to days and flows first few hundred meters to the east before he strikes a sharp bend to the southwest. This direction he holds until shortly before the Monastery of Our Lady altitude. Then he turns to the southeast, leaving the Gäuhochfläche, and enters into the narrow Rommelstal. The Seltenbachtal between the monastery Liebfrauenhöhe and Obernau is called Rommelstal. This is because the entity responsible for surveying royal officials was called drum. It flows through the Rommelstal over a length of about six kilometers. After reaching the Neckar Valley, it flows first in a southerly direction along the west to Obernau before it turns east and flows through the city. A few hundred meters east of Obernau the rare creek eventually flows into the Neckar.

History

The Romans used the water of the rare brook about 100 AD to supply the approximately eight kilometers east of nearby Roman town Sumelocenna, the " Roman Rottenburg ". For this purpose, an aqueduct was built from the remnants are preserved in Rommelstal today. In the Middle Ages the water in spa was used. At the end of the 19th century, the water demand of the nearby town of Rottenburg climbed a water pipeline was laid to Rottenburg. By 1953, as a part of Rottenburg was supplied with water from the brook rare.

Attractions

• Remains of a Roman aqueduct in Rommelstal at Obernau