Rodalb

The Rodalb, also called the Rodalbe, is a stream, just under 26 km (16 mi) long, in West Palatinate in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is an orographically left tributary of the Schwarzbach.

Rodalb
Location
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
Reference no.	DE: 264264
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Near Pirmasens
• coordinates	49°08′44″N 7°35′30″E
• elevation	380 m above sea level (NN)
Mouth
• location	By the Biebermühle [de] mill into the Schwarzbach
• coordinates	49°15′52″N 7°36′13″E
• elevation	243 m above sea level (NN)
Length	25.71 km
Basin size	116.205 km2 (44.867 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Schwarzbach→ Blies→ Saar→ Moselle→ Rhine→ North Sea
Landmarks	Large towns: Pirmasens Small towns: Rodalben Villages: Lemberg, Ruppertsweiler, Münchweiler
Tributaries
• right	Merzalbe

Course

The Rodalb rises in the southwestern Palatinate Forest, south of the town of Pirmasens near the hamlet of Rodalberhof [de] at a height of about 380 metres above sea level. To begin with it flows northeast, passing the villages of Lemberg and Ruppertsweiler. It then swings north, accompanies the B 10 federal highway, 2 kilometres away, and flows through Münchweiler. At Riegelbrunnerhof (a district of Münchweiler), it picks up the waters of the Merzalbe, its largest tributary, from the right and changes direction once again to head northwest, passing through the little town of Rodalben. Near the hamlet of Biebermühle [de] it discharges into the Schwarzbach from the left.

Sights

• Lemberg Castle, built around 1200, in ruins since 1689
• Rodalben Rock Trail with a length - depending on the source – of 43  or 45 km^[1] [2]
• Bärenhöhle, "Bear Cave", the largest natural rock cave in the Palatinate region^[3]
• Bruderfelsen rocks, symbol of the town of Rodalben^[4]

See also

• List of rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate