The Kraichbach is a 60 km long right tributary

Tributary

A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...

 of the Rhine River running through the German state of Baden-Württemberg

Baden-Württemberg

Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...

. The river source is in the Kraichgau

Kraichgau

The Kraichgau is a hilly region in Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany. It is bordered by the Odenwald and the Neckar to the North, the Black Forest to the South, and the Upper Rhine Plain to the West. To the east, its boundary is considered to be the Stromberg, the Hardt, and the...

 region near the municipality of Sternenfels

Sternenfels

Sternenfels, consisting of the villages of Diefenbach and Sternenfels, is the most northern municipality in the Enz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The town is located at the border of the Kraichgau and Stromberg regions. Sternenfels is considered a showcase village and was mentioned in several...

. It then flows to the northwest through Kürnbach

Kürnbach

Kürnbach is a town in the district of Karlsruhe in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.It was the birthplace of John A. Treutlen, who would immigrate to America and become the first Governor of Georgia after the overthrow of British rule....

, Oberderdingen

Oberderdingen

Oberderdingen is a municipality in the district of Karlsruhe, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 30 km east of Karlsruhe, and 32 km west of Heilbronn....

, Kraichtal

Kraichtal

Kraichtal is a town in the north-eastern part of the Karlsruhe district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was founded in 1971 by a merger of nine smaller municipalities.-Geography:...

, Ubstadt-Weiher

Ubstadt-Weiher

Ubstadt-Weiher is a municipality in northern Karlsruhe district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route.The four villages that make up the municipality are : Ubstadt, Weiher, Zeutern, and Stettfeld. The area in between and around these villages is numbered with...

, Bad Schönborn

Bad Schönborn

Bad Schönborn is a municipality in northern Karlsruhe district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the Bertha Benz Memorial Route....

 and Kronau, all in the district of Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe

The City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states...

. It then enters the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis

Rhein-Neckar-Kreis

Rhein-Neckar-Kreis is a district in the northwest of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Bergstraße, Odenwaldkreis, Neckar-Odenwald, Heilbronn, Karlsruhe, district-free Speyer, the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, and district-free Mannheim and Heidelberg.-History:The district was created in...

 and flows through Sankt Leon-Rot

Sankt Leon-Rot

Sankt Leon-Rot is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 16 km south of Heidelberg.-External links:*...

, Reilingen

Reilingen

Reilingen is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Neckar in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route....

, Hockenheim

Hockenheim

Hockenheim is a German town in northwest Baden-Württemberg, about 20 km south of Mannheim. It is located in the Upper Rhine valley on the touristical theme routes Baden Asparagus Route and Bertha Benz Memorial Route...

 and Ketsch

Ketsch

Ketsch is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route. It is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, 13 km south of Mannheim....

 before joining the Rhine.

Notable locations near the river include Gochsheim Castle

Gochsheim Castle

Gochsheim Castle is an old royal residence in the Kraichtal area of Baden-Württemberg, in the north-eastern part of Karlsruhe, Germany. It currently houses a museum and holds around 100 works of local artist Karl Hubbuch who died in 1979....

, Schloss Kislau prison, and the Hockenheimring

Hockenheimring

The Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg is an automobile racing track situated near the town of Hockenheim in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route. Amongst other motor racing events, it biennially hosts the Formula One German Grand Prix...

racing circuit.