Elsava is a 27-kilometre-long (17 mi) right tributary of the Main in the administrative districts Aschaffenburg and Miltenberg in the Bavarian Spessart. It flows into the river Main in Elsenfeld. The short section upstream from Hessenthal [de] to Mespelbrunn is called Kaltenbach.

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Elsava
Elsava near Elsenfeld
Location
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Elsavaquelle northeast of Hessenthal
• coordinates	49°55′46.26″N 09°19′02.29″E
Mouth
• location	Main, Elsenfeld
• coordinates	49.8444°N 9.1544°E / 49.8444; 9.1544
Length	27.3 km (17.0 mi) [1]
Basin features
Progression	Main→ Rhine→ North Sea

Name

The original name Elsapha is descended from the Old High German word Els for alder and the Indogermanic word Ap what meant water. As an explanation "watercourse surrounded by alders" arises from it. The river gave the municipality Elsenfeld the name. The river Aschaff flowing nearby (from Ascapha meaning "ash water") has also the same name origin.

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Elsava.

• List of rivers of Bavaria

References

На других языках

[de] Elsava

[ru] Эльзава