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Coordinates: 47°19′03″N 9°35′21″E / 47.31750°N 9.58917°E / 47.31750; 9.58917
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{{Infobox River
{{Infobox river
| river_name = Frutz River
| name = Frutz
| image_name =
| image = Frutz1b.jpg
| caption =
| image_caption = River Frutz shortly before the confluence with the Rhine (photographed from the bicycle bridge)
| origin = Frutz Alpine Hut
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| mouth = [[Rhine]]
| basin_countries = [[Vorarlberg]], [[Austria]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Austria]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[States of Austria|State]]
| length = ~ 19 km
| subdivision_name2 = [[Vorarlberg]]
| elevation = 1,800 m
| source1_location = Frutz Alpine shieling
| mouth_elevation =
| mouth_location = [[Rhine]]
| discharge =
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|47|19|03|N|9|35|21|E|region:AT-8_type:river_source:dewiki|display=it}}
| watershed =
| progression = {{RRhine}}
| length = ~ {{convert|19|km|abbr=on}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|1,800|m|abbr=on}}
| mouth_elevation =
| discharge1_avg =
| basin_size =
}}
}}
The '''Frutz''' is a river of [[Vorarlberg]], [[Austria]], a tributary of the [[Rhine]].
{{Notability|Notability|date=March 2009}}
The '''Frutz River''' is a 19 km long river, which flows in western direction through the "Laterns" Valley in the area of [[Feldkirch, Vorarlberg|Feldkirch]] to the [[Rhine]]. At [[Rankweil]] the river divides into a side and main arm. The smaller one has an own name called "Ehbach". Near the mouth both arms merge again into one arm and then merge with the [[Rhine]].


The Frutz is {{cvt|19|km}} long. Its source is in the Frutz Alpine shieling. It flows in western direction through the valley {{ill|Laternsertal|ceb|Laternser Tal|de|Laternsertal|sv|Laternser Tal}} in the area of [[Feldkirch, Vorarlberg|Feldkirch]] to the Rhine. At [[Rankweil]], the river divides into a side and main arm.<ref>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=vJc6AQAAIAAJ&dq=rankweil%20Frutz&pg=PA206 The Eastern Alps, Including the Bavarian Highlands, Tyrol, Salzburg, Upper and Lower Austria, Styria, Carinthia, and Carniola: Handbook for Travellers]''. K. Baedeker, 1891. 206.</ref> The smaller one has an own name called {{lang|de|Ehbach}}. Both arms discharge separately at [[Koblach]] into the Rhine.
Bigger locations on the River are:


* [[Sulz, Vorarlberg|Sulz]]
Bigger locations at the Frutz are [[Sulz, Vorarlberg|Sulz]], Rankweil and Koblach.
* [[Koblach]]
* [[Rankweil]]

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==References==
{{reflist}}


{{Rhine Tributaries}}
{{Rhine Tributaries}}



[[Category:Rivers of Vorarlberg]]
[[Category:Rivers of Vorarlberg]]
[[Category:Tributaries of the Rhine]]
[[Category:Bregenz Forest Mountains]]
[[Category:Rivers of Austria]]



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Latest revision as of 00:00, 27 August 2024

Frutz
River Frutz shortly before the confluence with the Rhine (photographed from the bicycle bridge)
Map
Location
CountryAustria
StateVorarlberg
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationFrutz Alpine shieling
 • elevation1,800 m (5,900 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Rhine
 • coordinates
47°19′03″N 9°35′21″E / 47.31750°N 9.58917°E / 47.31750; 9.58917
Length~ 19 km (12 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionRhineNorth Sea

The Frutz is a river of Vorarlberg, Austria, a tributary of the Rhine.

The Frutz is 19 km (12 mi) long. Its source is in the Frutz Alpine shieling. It flows in western direction through the valley Laternsertal [ceb; de; sv] in the area of Feldkirch to the Rhine. At Rankweil, the river divides into a side and main arm.[1] The smaller one has an own name called Ehbach. Both arms discharge separately at Koblach into the Rhine.

Bigger locations at the Frutz are Sulz, Rankweil and Koblach.

References

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