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
Enns (river) In total, ten power plants, with a total generative power of 345 megawatts, have been built by the "Ennskraftwerke AG". Currently, there are 15 hydroelectric power stations on the Enns. The power stations are listed beginning at the headwaters: The most important inflows are the Palten, the Salza and the Steyr (river). A major transit route connecting Germany and Slovenia through Austria runs through the Enns valley. The so-called "Eisenstraße" ("iron road") runs along the river between Hieflau and Enns, along which iron ore has been transported from the Styrian Erzberg ("ore mountain") to the steel mill in Linz. Enns