Rienz

46°38′03″N 12°17′55″E / 46.63417°N 12.29861°E / 46.63417; 12.29861 • elevation2,180 m (7,150 ft) MouthEisack at Brixen46°42′46″N 11°39′38″E / 46.7129°N 11.6606°E / 46.7129; 11.6606Lengthapprox. 80 km (50 mi)Basin featuresProgressionEisack→ Adige→ Adriatic Sea

The Rienz (German pronunciation: [ˈriːɛnts] ^ⓘ; Italian: Rienza [riˈɛntsa]) is a river in South Tyrol, Italy. Its source is located at 2,180 m of altitude, in the Dolomites mountains, south of Toblach: near Toblach it enters in the Puster Valley, and, after 90 km (56 mi), it meets the Eisack river in the city of Brixen, at 550 m of altitude.

The Rienz flows through the following municipalities (source to mouth): Toblach, Niederdorf, Welsberg-Taisten, Olang, Rasen-Antholz, Bruneck, St. Lorenzen, Kiens, Vintl, Mühlbach, Rodeneck and Brixen.

The most significant affluents are:

• Ahr, forming the Ahrntal and responsible of 1/3 of the total discharge.
• Antholzer Bach.
• Gran Ega (Val Badia).
• Gsieser Bach.
• Pragser Bach.
• Pfunderer Bach.
• Wielenbach.

The maximum discharge of the Rienz is around 60 m³/s.

References

• Information about the Rienz in German and Italian.

External links

• Media related to Rienz at Wikimedia Commons