Lech (river)
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Lech | |
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Location | |
Countries | Germany and Austria |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Northern Limestone Alps |
• elevation | 1,865 metres (6,119 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Danube |
• coordinates | 48°44′6″N 10°56′11″E / 48.73500°N 10.93639°E |
Length | 255.3 km (158.6 mi) [1] |
Basin size | 3,919 km2 (1,513 sq mi) [1] |
Discharge | |
• location | mouth |
• average | 115 m3/s (4,100 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Danube→ Black Sea |
The Lech (
The river flows further northwards through a region called the
Etymology
Inscriptions from 8/7 B. C. prove that the river name is first mentioned in the Celtic tribe name Licates. The river itself is called Likios or Likias in the 2nd century. Around the year 570 the name Licca is found in records. In the 8th century, names such as Lecha and Lech appeared. The term Licus is still used in 1059.
The name stands in analogy to the Welsh word llech ("stone slab") and the Breton word lec'h ("gravestone"). In this context, the meaning of the word "Lech" is explained as "the stony".[3]
History
On more than one occasion, historic events have been decided on the banks of this river.
- In 278 Roman emperor Rhaetia.
- At Magyarsin August 955.
- In the Johan Tzerclaes, Count of Tilly.
Hydroelectric power plants
Currently, there are 33 hydroelectric power plants on the Lech. The power plants are listed beginning at the headwaters:[4]
Gallery
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The Lech in Augsburg
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The Lech, in the background the city of Landsberg
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The Lech between Weissenbach and Forchach
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The Lech River by Andrei Gavrilița
See also
References
- Eberhard Pfeuffer: Der Lech. Wissner-Verlag, Augsburg 2010, ISBN 3-89639-768-0.
- R. Zettl: Lechauf-lechab. Wißner-Verlag 2002, ISBN 3-89639-316-2.
- Dr. Peter Nowotny: Erlebnis Lech. Verlag – J. Eberl KG, Immenstadt 2001.
- Dr. Bernhard Raster: Nutzung und anthropogene Veränderung des Lechs in historischer Zeit. Diss. Würzburg 1979.
- Bayerisches Hauptstaatsarchiv (Hrsg.): Altbayerische Flusslandschaften an Donau, Lech, Isar und Inn. = Ausstellungskatalog, Anton H. Konrad, Verlag Weißenhorn 1998.
- Werner Gamerith: Lechtal. Tyrolia Verlag, Innsbruck-Wien 2002.
- Peter Nasemann: Lebensraum Füssener Lech. Holdenrieds Druck- und Verlags GmbH, o. J.
- Norbert Müller: Augsburger Ökologische Schriften, Heft 2: Der Lech. Stadt Augsburg 1991, ISSN 0941-2123
- Specific
- ^ a b c Complete table of the Bavarian Waterbody Register by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (xls, 10.3 MB)
- ^ "Danube River Basin District, Part A - Roof Report" (PDF). ICPDR. April 2004. p. 12.
- ^ "Wolf-Armin Frhr. v. Reitzenstein: Lexikon bayerischer Ortsnamen. Herkunft und Bedeutung. C.H.Beck, Munich 2006
- ^ "Fichtner: Die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit von großen Laufwasserkraftwerken im liberalisierten Strommarkt – Endbericht (Langfassung). Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit, 2003
External links
- Lech (river) in Austria-Forum (in German) (at AEIOU)
- The Lech in Füssen
- Hochwassernachrichtendienst Bayern Alle möglichen Daten über die bayerischen Flüsse: aktuelle Pegelstände, langjährige Abflussdaten, Einzugsgebiet, etc.
- Life-Naturschutzprojekt Tiroler Lech
- Lebensraum Lechtal
- Bericht über eine Kajaktour