northern Saarland

• country of Merzig-Wadern

Reference no.DE: 264664Physical characteristicsSource  • locationnorth of Weiskirchen • coordinates49°34′42″N 6°46′27″E / 49.57833°N 6.77417°E / 49.57833; 6.77417 • elevation565 m above sea level (NN) Mouth at Nunkirchen [de] into the Losheimer Bach [de]49°29′29.5″N 6°49′10″E / 49.491528°N 6.81944°E / 49.491528; 6.81944256 m above sea level (NN)Length13.23 km Basin size26.0 km² Basin featuresProgressionLosheimer Bach [de] → Prims → Saar → Moselle → Rhine → North SeaRiver systemRhineLandmarks

The Holzbach is a stream in the state of Saarland, Germany, in the uplands of the Schwarzwälder Hochwald. It flows into the Losheimer Bach [de] at Nunkirchen [de], a district of Wadern.

The Holzbach rises in the Hunsrück mountains at a height of 565 m above NHN north of Weiskirchen and empties into the Losheimer Bach at Nunkirchen [de] at a height of 256 m.

• Flachsbach (left)
• Schlittentaler Bach (left)
• Ruwerbach [de] (right)

The Holzbach flows through the following settlements:

• Weiskirchen
• Konfeld [de]
• Thailen [de]
• Batschweiler [de]
• Weierweiler [de]
• Münchweiler
• Nunkirchen [de]

• List of rivers of Saarland