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Fils (river)

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The Eyb is the first longer and on the surface also more catchment area-rich tributary from the right side, after the streams running in from the left from the crumbling inner side of the Alb Eaves have so far regularly exceeded their counterparts on the edge of the flat Alb plateau in both
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on its last west-southwestern course. From here on the Fils runs approximately westward in a constantly increasing distance from the step edge of the Alb to its left, which is why from now on the left and right tributaries become more similar in length and catchment area.
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there; it thus has a mean bottom gradient of about 6°. ‰. Its catchment area covers about 707 km. It is the fifth largest Neckar tributary by length and the fourth largest by catchment area.
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and a somewhat larger northern part in the Alb foothills. At first, the river runs approximately east-northeast until its turning point from Geislingen through the
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characteristics. The Eyb river absorbs a northwestern tributary from Amstetten before its mouth, which is why Geislingen lies in a wide
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the longer Schinderbach flows into the Fils from the left and the short waters Sennenbach and Schüttebach from the right. At
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The 707 km catchment area of the Fils is divided into a somewhat smaller southern part in the
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in the east. From Geislingen it turns slowly westwards and flows through the three subspaces
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from the right, the second largest tributary of the Fils, and the left Weilerbach, then
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the Rötelbach coming from the right lets the Fils grow further. Through
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after Wiesensteig, where the Hollbach flows on the left side and the
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From Sourcce to Mussle, Tributaries longer then 5 km:
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with the Blaubach (right), the Butzbach (left) and the
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the Hartel flows into the river from the left and the
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Then follows 165:699 km (270 sq mi) 719:Daten- und Kartendienst der LUBW 461: 27: 302:The Fils has its source on the 707: 540: 405:In the now wide valley follow 116: • coordinates 1: 807:Baden-Württemberg river stubs 700: 60:Physical characteristics 745:. You can help Knowledge by 268: 7: 797:Rivers of Baden-Württemberg 448:Thereupon the Fils reaches 234:, a right tributary of the 157:62.9 km (39.1 mi) 104: • location 78: • location 10: 823: 731: 383:Swabian Keuper-Lias Plains 792:Tributaries of the Neckar 273: 200: 192: 174: 169: 161: 153: 114: 102: 92: 88: 76: 68: 64: 59: 49: 44: 35: 26: 21: 527:Swabian Keuper-Lias Land 367:Geislingen an der Steige 202: • right 443:Reichenbach an der Fils 341:on the right side. In 337:with the mouth of the 299: 291: 283: 261:east of Stuttgart, in 715:"Map service of LUBW" 519:Eastern Alb foothills 472:Filstal as seen from 439:Ebersbach an der Fils 297: 289: 281: 241:Its source is in the 511:Middle Alb foothills 507:Schlierbacher Platte 495:Albuch and Härtsfeld 138:48.70639°N 9.42028°E 355:Reichenbach im Täle 349:from the right. In 251:Geislingen (Steige) 249:. It flows through 170:Basin features 134: /  491:Mittlere Kuppenalb 359:Hausen an der Fils 327:Mühlhausen im Täle 300: 292: 284: 802:Rivers of Germany 754: 753: 739:Baden-Württemberg 696:), 11,626 km 655:), 16,473 km 645:), 12,561 km 635:), 13,171 km 625:), 10,946 km 611:), 12,619 km 584:), 12,786 km 228:Baden-Württemberg 216: 215: 143:48.70639; 9.42028 814: 775: 768: 761: 733: 723: 722: 711: 686:), 5,356 km 679:), 7,993 km 672:), 5,299 km 618:), 9,473 km 601:), 6,423 km 594:), 16,36 km 574:), 5,228 km 567:), 5,177 km 533:, a part of the 503:Notzinger Platte 465: 331:Bundesautobahn 8 203: 149: 148: 146: 145: 144: 139: 135: 132: 131: 130: 127: 79: 40: 31: 19: 18: 16:River in Germany 822: 821: 817: 816: 815: 813: 812: 811: 782: 781: 780: 779: 729: 727: 726: 713: 712: 708: 703: 665:), 9,22 km 649:Butzbach (Fils) 560:), 5,86 km 553:), 7,41 km 543: 499:Filsalbvorberge 483: 478: 477: 476: 471: 466: 276: 271: 201: 142: 140: 136: 133: 128: 125: 123: 121: 120: 117: 105: 77: 17: 12: 11: 5: 820: 810: 809: 804: 799: 794: 778: 777: 770: 763: 755: 752: 751: 725: 724: 705: 704: 702: 699: 698: 697: 687: 680: 675:Reichenbach, ( 673: 666: 656: 646: 636: 626: 619: 612: 602: 597:Schweinbach, ( 595: 585: 575: 568: 561: 554: 542: 539: 482: 481:Catchment area 479: 468: 467: 460: 459: 458: 363:Bad Überkingen 343:Bad Ditzenbach 275: 272: 270: 267: 214: 213: 204: 198: 197: 194: 190: 189: 176: 172: 171: 167: 166: 163: 159: 158: 155: 151: 150: 118: 115: 112: 111: 106: 103: 100: 99: 96: 90: 89: 86: 85: 80: 74: 73: 70: 66: 65: 62: 61: 57: 56: 51: 47: 46: 42: 41: 33: 32: 24: 23: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 819: 808: 805: 803: 800: 798: 795: 793: 790: 789: 787: 776: 771: 769: 764: 762: 757: 756: 750: 748: 744: 740: 735: 734: 730: 720: 716: 710: 706: 695: 691: 688: 685: 682:Lützelbach, ( 681: 678: 674: 671: 667: 664: 660: 657: 654: 650: 647: 644: 640: 637: 634: 630: 627: 624: 620: 617: 614:Weilerbach, ( 613: 610: 606: 603: 600: 596: 593: 589: 586: 583: 579: 576: 573: 569: 566: 562: 559: 555: 552: 548: 547: 546: 538: 536: 532: 528: 524: 520: 516: 512: 508: 504: 500: 496: 492: 488: 475: 470: 464: 457: 455: 451: 446: 444: 440: 436: 432: 428: 424: 420: 416: 412: 408: 403: 400: 396: 392: 388: 384: 380: 379:valley spider 374: 372: 368: 364: 360: 356: 352: 348: 344: 340: 336: 332: 328: 324: 319: 317: 313: 309: 305: 296: 288: 280: 266: 264: 260: 256: 252: 248: 244: 239: 237: 233: 229: 225: 221: 212: 208: 205: 199: 195: 191: 188: 184: 180: 177: 173: 168: 164: 160: 156: 152: 147: 119: 113: 110: 107: 101: 97: 95: 91: 87: 84: 81: 75: 71: 67: 63: 58: 55: 52: 48: 43: 39: 34: 30: 25: 20: 747:expanding it 736: 728: 718: 709: 693: 683: 676: 669: 662: 652: 642: 632: 622: 615: 608: 598: 591: 581: 571: 564: 563:Fischbach, ( 557: 550: 544: 484: 474:Hohenstaufen 447: 404: 375: 320: 316:Filsursprung 312:karst spring 301: 257:to join the 240: 219: 217: 668:Kirnbach, ( 570:Rohrbach, ( 549:Hohlbach, ( 541:Tributaries 523:Schurwaldes 487:Swabian Alb 429:. (right), 371:Eyb (river) 308:Wiesensteig 304:Swabian Alb 247:Wiesensteig 245:hills near 243:Swabian Alb 193:Tributaries 175:Progression 141: / 83:Swabian Alb 786:Categories 701:References 621:Heubach, ( 515:Rehgebirge 450:Plochingen 321:The young 263:Plochingen 162:Basin size 126:48°42′23″N 639:Pfuhlbach 556:Hartel, ( 425:with the 419:Göppingen 413:with the 411:Eislingen 351:Deggingen 269:Geography 255:Göppingen 187:North Sea 129:9°25′13″E 423:Faurndau 385:, where 45:Location 690:Talbach 659:Nassach 629:Marbach 525:in the 517:of the 509:of the 435:Nassach 431:Uhingen 427:Marbach 335:Gosbach 232:Germany 54:Germany 50:Country 588:Lauter 535:Filder 454:Neckar 407:Salach 395:Lauter 391:Gingen 387:Kuchen 314:, the 310:. Its 274:Course 259:Neckar 236:Neckar 211:Lauter 196:  179:Neckar 154:Length 109:Neckar 98:  72:  69:Source 741:is a 684:right 677:right 670:right 663:right 633:right 609:right 605:Krumm 592:right 582:right 415:Krumm 399:Süßen 323:river 224:river 183:Rhine 94:Mouth 743:stub 694:left 653:left 643:left 623:left 616:left 599:left 572:left 565:left 558:left 551:left 505:and 347:Ditz 253:and 220:Fils 218:The 22:Fils 692:, ( 661:, ( 651:, ( 641:, ( 631:, ( 607:, ( 590:, ( 580:, ( 578:Eyb 339:Gos 226:in 207:Eyb 788:: 717:. 537:. 501:, 421:, 409:, 238:. 230:, 209:, 185:→ 181:→ 774:e 767:t 760:v 749:. 721:.

Index



Germany
Swabian Alb
Mouth
Neckar
48°42′23″N 9°25′13″E / 48.70639°N 9.42028°E / 48.70639; 9.42028
Neckar
Rhine
North Sea
Eyb
Lauter
river
Baden-Württemberg
Germany
Neckar
Swabian Alb
Wiesensteig
Geislingen (Steige)
Göppingen
Neckar
Plochingen



Swabian Alb
Wiesensteig
karst spring
Filsursprung
river

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