Sulzbach (Nidda)

Mouth of Sulzbach in the Nidda

The Sulzbach is a good twelve kilometer long, orographic right and geographically northern tributary of the Nidda in Hesse ( Germany ).

Name

The name component " Sulz " is derived from Old High German sulza with the meaning salt water, brine.

Geography

Course

The Sulzbach springs west of the locust forest and south of King Stone Mammolshain ( within the district of Bad Soden). It flows in a south- southeasterly direction through the district of Bad Soden- Altenhain. Then it traverses in a southeasterly direction, the cities Bad Soden, Sulzbach ( Taunus). Then it flows through a range of fields and meadows to arrive in the city of Frankfurt am Main after passing under the motorway 66. In the area of the district Frankfurt- Sossenheim of Sulzbach flows on the southwestern edge of the Sossenheimer subfield in the Nidda.

Towns

And the settlements on Sulzbach include ( downriver considered ):

  • Altenhain (Taunus ) (Hesse )
  • Bad Soden am Taunus (Hesse)
  • Sulzbach (Taunus ) (Hesse )
  • Frankfurt- Sossenheim (Hessen)

Inflows

Among the tributaries of Sulzbach include ( downriver considered, mileage information is communicated from mouth to source)

Data

The upper Sulzbach is a fine material rich siliceous means mountain stream. The catchment area of the upper Sulzbach (before the influx of Schwalbaches ) is 11.97 km ² and lower Sulzbach additional 11.05 km ². The Sulzbach has in its lower portion an average river discharge ( MQ ) of 243.3 l / s

Nidda (river) Orography Schwalbach (Sulzbach)
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