Mümling

Mümling
Mümling
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Location	Germany, Hesse, Bavaria
Reference no.	DE: 2474
Length	49.7 km Template:Infobox Fluss/NACHWEIS-LÄNGE missing
Source	Zwölf-Röhrenbrunnen in Beerfelden, Odenwald 49°34′06″N 8°58′31″E / 49.568256°N 8.97531°E / 49.568256; 8.97531Coordinates: 49°34′06″N 8°58′31″E / 49.568256°N 8.97531°E / 49.568256; 8.97531
Source height	400 m above sea level [1]
Mouth	Obernburg 49°49′54″N 9°08′38″E / 49.831561°N 9.143929°E / 49.831561; 9.143929
Mouth height	117 m above sea level [1]
Descent	283 m
Basin	Rhine
Progression	Main → Rhine → North Sea
Catchment	377.35 km² [2]
Discharge[3] (at the border to Bavaria)	Average low:    1.3394 m³/s Average mid:   3.7205 m³/s
Mümling

The Mümling is a river in Germany. It is 49.7 kilometres (30.9 mi) long and lends its name to the Mümlingtal (Mümling valley) in Odenwald. In Bavaria it is sometimes called Mömling in official documents.

Etymology

The name Mümling is probably celtic in origin. The Romans named this river Nemaninga, after the Numerus Brittonum et exploratorum Nemaningensium unit in Obernburg. In the 9th century, this river was first mentioned with the name Mimininga.

Cities near Mümling

• Beerfelden
• Erbach
• Michelstadt
• Zell im Odenwald
• Bad König
• Mümling-Grumbach
• Höchst im Odenwald
• Breuberg
• Mömlingen
• Eisenbach
• Obernburg

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Topographische Karte 1:25.000
2. ^ Hessisches Landesamt für Umwelt und Geologie: Retentionskataster Flußgebiet Mümling PDF-File (7.09 MB)
3. ^ Kartenservice zur Umsetzung der Wasserrahmenrichtlinie in Hessen

External links

• Der Radwanderweg "R1" Mümlingtal
• Pegel bei Michelstadt, Pegel bei Hainstadt, HND Bayern
• Oberlauf und Nebenbäche der Mümling Natura 2000 Hessen