Ybbs

Ybbs
Ybbs
	The Ybbs near Amstetten
Location
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	near Mariazell
• coordinates	47°45′37″N 15°12′19″E / 47.7603°N 15.2053°E
• elevation
Mouth
• location	Danube in Ybbs an der Donau
• coordinates	48°10′12″N 15°06′08″E / 48.1701°N 15.1023°ECoordinates: 48°10′12″N 15°06′08″E / 48.1701°N 15.1023°E
Length	133.9 km (83.2 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Danube→ Black Sea

Ybbs (German pronunciation: [ˈɪps] (listen)) is a river in Lower Austria.

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.^[2]