Kinzig (Main)

Kinzig
Kinzig
Basin
Main source	Spessart, near Sinntal-Sterbfritz
Source elevation	400 m
River mouth	Main 50°7′46″N 8°54′8″E / 50.12944°N 8.90222°ECoordinates: 50°7′46″N 8°54′8″E / 50.12944°N 8.90222°E
Mouth elevation	100 m
Country	Germany
Physiognomy
Length	82 km

The Kinzig is a river in southern Hesse, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Main. It is 82 km long. Its source is in the Spessart hills, near Schlüchtern. The Kinzig flows into the Main in Hanau. The Main-Kinzig-Kreis (district) was named after the river. Towns along the Kinzig are Schlüchtern, Steinau an der Straße, Bad Soden-Salmünster, Gelnhausen, and Hanau.

This river played a part in the Battle of Hanau in October 1813, as Napoleon retreated back to the Rhine, after his defeat at the Battle of Leipzig.