Enns (river) Enns (river) The Enns is a southern tributary of the Danube River, joining northward at Enns, Austria. The Enns River spans , in a flat-J-shape. It flows from its source near the towns of Gasthofalm and Flachau, generally eastward through Radstadt, Schladming, and Liezen, then turns north near Hieflau, to flow past Weyer and Ternberg through Steyr, and further north to the Danube at Enns ("see map in References"). The Enns has its source in the Radstädter Tauern mountains in the Austrian state of Salzburg. In a valley which developed during the ice age, it flows at the border between
Lech (river) the Lech valley from Neuschwanstein Castle, near Füssen. Inscriptions from 8/7 B. C. prove that the river name is first mentioned in the Celtic tribe name "Licates". The river itself is called "Likios" or "Likias" in the 2nd century. Around the year 570 the name "Licca" is found in records. In the 8th century, names such as "Lecha" and "Lech" appeared. The term "Licus" is still used in 1059. The name stands in analogy to the Welsh word "llech" ("stone slab") and the Breton word "lec'h" ("gravestone"). In this context, the meaning of the word "Lech" is explained as "the