The Fichtelnaab is a right-hand, western headstream of the Naab

Naab

The Naab is a river in Bavaria, Germany, and is a left tributary of the Danube. It is approx. long, including its main source river Waldnaab....

 in Upper Franconia

Upper Franconia

Upper Franconia is a Regierungsbezirk of the state of Bavaria, southern Germany. It forms part of the historically significant region of Franconia , all now part of the German Federal State of Bayern .With more than 200 independent breweries which brew...

 and the Upper Palatinate

Upper Palatinate

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. It rises in the Fichtelgebirge

Fichtelgebirge

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 and flows into the Waldnaab

Waldnaab

The Waldnaab is the left-hand, eastern and longest headstream of the River Naab in the Upper Palatinate .Together with the Waldnaab the Naab is long.- The Tirschenreuth Waldnaab :...

 near Windischeschenbach

Windischeschenbach

Windischeschenbach is a town in the district of Neustadt , in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 14 km north of Weiden in der Oberpfalz....

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Course

The source of the Fichtelnaab is located on the southeastern slope of the Ochsenkopf

Ochsenkopf (Fichtelgebirge)

The Ochsenkopf is the second-highest mountain in the Fichtelgebirge with a height of . On its summit is an observation tower and a transmission tower for VHF and TV programmes by Bayerischer Rundfunk....

  northwest of Fichtelberg and west of the Fichtelsee (10.5 hectare

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s and 752 m above NN). From there it flows southeast through the villages of Fichtelberg and Mehlmeisel

Mehlmeisel

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 in the district of Tirschenreuth. From there the Fichtelnaab passes through Brand, Ebnath

Ebnath

Ebnath is a municipality in the district of Tirschenreuth in Bavaria, Germany....

, Neusorg

Neusorg

Neusorg is a municipality in the district of Tirschenreuth in Bavaria, Germany....

 and Erbendorf

Erbendorf

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 to Windischeschenbach

Windischeschenbach

Windischeschenbach is a town in the district of Neustadt , in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 14 km north of Weiden in der Oberpfalz....

, where it joins the Waldnaab

Waldnaab

The Waldnaab is the left-hand, eastern and longest headstream of the River Naab in the Upper Palatinate .Together with the Waldnaab the Naab is long.- The Tirschenreuth Waldnaab :...

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Tributaries

• Moosbach (right)
• Kratzebach (left)
• Fallbach (right)
• Geisbach (right)
• Fuhrbach (left)
• Saugrabenbach (right)
• Gregnitz
  Gregnitz
  Gregnitz is a river of Bavaria, Germany....
  
  (left)
• Goldbach (right)
• Witzelbach (right)
• Höllbach (left)
• Felberger Bach (right)
• Forellenbach (left)
• Tiefenbach (right)
• Galgenbach (right)
• Steinbach (right)
• Heinbach (left)

Source

• Die Naab – mit Waldnaab, Fichtelnaab, Haidenaab. 144 Seiten, Pustet, Regensburg,ISBN 3-7917-1915-7.