Ybbs

For the town, see Ybbs an der Donau.

Ybbs (German pronunciation: [ˈɪps] ^ⓘ) is a river in Lower Austria. Its drainage basin is 1,291 km² (498 sq mi).^[2]

Ybbs
The Ybbs near Amstetten
Location
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	near Mariazell
• coordinates	47.7603°N 15.2053°E / 47.7603; 15.2053
• elevation	262m
Mouth
• location	Danube in Ybbs an der Donau
• coordinates	48.1701°N 15.1023°E / 48.1701; 15.1023
Length	133.9 km (83.2 mi) [1]
Basin size	1,291 km2 (498 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Danube→ Black Sea

Its source is located on the Zellerrain Pass near Mariazell. In the beginning, the river is called Weiße Ois, then onwards from the border between Lower Austria and Styria up to Lunz am See it is called Ois. From there until its confluence to the Danube at Ybbs an der Donau, it is finally called Ybbs.

The Ybbs has a strongly meandering course and flows for around 134 km (83 mi) from the South in a northward direction. Along the river there are many metal and lumber industry plants.

The most important towns on the Ybbs are Lunz am See, Göstling an der Ybbs, Hollenstein an der Ybbs, Opponitz, Ybbsitz, Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Amstetten, and Ybbs an der Donau.

The valley of the river Ybbs is called: Ybbs Valley, or Ybbs Field (German: Ybbsfeld). In 788, it was the site of a battle, between Franks and Avars.^[3]

See also

• Ybbs Valley Railway

References

1. Niederösterreich Atlas (Lower Austria)
2. "Flächenverzeichnis der Flussgebiete: Donaugebiet von der Enns bis zur Leitha" (PDF). Beiträge zur Hydrografie Österreichs Heft 62. December 2014. p. 42.
3. Pohl 2018, pp. 378.

Sources

• Pohl, Walter (2018). The Avars: A Steppe Empire in Central Europe, 567-822. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9781501729409.