Mümling
Mümling source, Beerfelden
Location
CountryGermany
StatesHesse and Bavaria
Reference no.DE: 2474
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationZwölf-Röhrenbrunnen in Beerfelden, Odenwald
  coordinates49°34′06″N 8°58′31″E / 49.568256°N 8.97531°E / 49.568256; 8.97531
  elevation400 m above sea level (NN) [1]
Mouth 
  location
Obernburg
  coordinates
49°49′54″N 9°08′38″E / 49.831561°N 9.143929°E / 49.831561; 9.143929
  elevation
117 m above sea level (NN) [1]
Length49.2 km (30.6 mi) [2]
Basin size377.35 km² [3]
Discharge 
  location[4] (at the border to Bavaria)
  average3.7205 m³/s
  minimumAverage low: 1.3394 m³/s
Basin features
ProgressionMainRhineNorth Sea
Mümling

The Mümling is a river of Hesse and Bavaria, 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. It is a left tributary of the Main.

Etymology

The Romans named this river Nemaninga, and after it the Numerus Brittonum et exploratorum Nemaningensium unit in Obernburg. In the 9th century, this river was first mentioned with the name Mimininga. The name Mümling probably belongs to the so-called "pra-european hydronyms" as a twin-form of Neman River.

Cities near Mümling

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Topographische Karte 1:25.000
  2. Complete table of the Bavarian Waterbody Register by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (xls, 10.3 MB)
  3. Hessisches Landesamt für Umwelt und Geologie: Retentionskataster Flußgebiet Mümling PDF-File (7.09 MB)
  4. Kartenservice zur Umsetzung der Wasserrahmenrichtlinie in Hessen


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