Brenz (river)

{{short description|River in Germany}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Brenz

| image = Brenztopf.jpg

| image_caption = The source of the Brenz

| map = Brenz (rivière).png

| source1_location = Swabian Alb

| mouth_location = Danube

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|48|33|38|N|10|25|13|E|display=inline,title}}

| progression = {{RDanube}}

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = Germany

| length = {{convert|51.6|km|abbr=on}} {{GeoQuelle|DE-BY|GV}}

| source1_elevation =

| discharge1_avg =

| basin_size = {{convert|876|km2|abbr=on}} {{GeoQuelle|DE-BY|GV}}

}}

The Brenz ({{IPA|de|bʁɛnt͡s|-|De-Brenz.ogg}}) is a river in Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Danube. Its source is at a spring in the town of Königsbronn and it flows for 52 kilometers before meeting the Danube at Lauingen, a few kilometers west of Dillingen. It flows through the towns of Königsbronn, Heidenheim an der Brenz, Giengen and Lauingen.