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The Enz is a left tributary of the Neckar
Neckar

The Neckar is a 367-km long river, mainly flowing through the southwestern States of Germany of Baden-W?rttemberg, but also a short section through Hesse in Germany, a major right tributary of the Rhine, which it joins at Mannheim....
 in Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg

Baden-W?rttemberg is one of the 16 States of Germany of the Federal Republic of Germany. Baden-W?rttemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine?but one which has some of its major cities straddling the banks of the Neckar River ....
. It is 112 km long.

Its headstreams – the Little Enz and the Big Enz – rise in the northern Black Forest
Black Forest

The Black Forest is a forest mountain range in Baden-W?rttemberg, southwestern Germany. It is bordered by the Rhine valley to the west and south....
, the latter at Enzklösterle
Enzklösterle

Enzkl?sterle is a town in the district of Calw in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
. In Calmbach (City of Bad Wildbad
Bad Wildbad

Bad Wildbad is a town in Germany, in the state of Baden-W?rttemberg. It is located in the government district of Karlsruhe and in the district of Calw ....
), the Little Enz and the Big Enz join to form the Enz. The river passes through Neuenbürg
Neuenbürg

Neuenb?rg is a town in the Enz district, in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Enz, 10 km southwest of Pforzheim....
 and Pforzheim
Pforzheim

Pforzheim is a town of nearly 119,000 inhabitants in the state of Baden-W?rttemberg, southwest Germany at the gate to the Black Forest. It is world-famous for its jewelry and watch-making industry....
, where it leaves the Black Forest. It then flows through the cities of Vaihingen
Vaihingen

Vaihingen an der Enz is located on the western periphery of the middle Neckar, between Stuttgart and Karlsruhe, in southern Germany. Vaihingen is situated on the river Enz, and has a population of around 30,000....
 and Bietigheim-Bissingen
Bietigheim-Bissingen

Bietigheim-Bissingen is the second-biggest town in the Ludwigsburg , Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany with 42,515 inhabitants in 2007. It is situated on the river Enz, close to its confluence with the Neckar, about 22 km north of Stuttgart, and 20 km south of Heilbronn....
. Along the lower course, wine
Wine

Wine is an alcoholic beverage often made of fermentation grape juice. The natural chemical balance of grapes is such that they can ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes or other nutrients....
 is grown.






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The Enz is a left tributary of the Neckar
Neckar

The Neckar is a 367-km long river, mainly flowing through the southwestern States of Germany of Baden-W?rttemberg, but also a short section through Hesse in Germany, a major right tributary of the Rhine, which it joins at Mannheim....
 in Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg

Baden-W?rttemberg is one of the 16 States of Germany of the Federal Republic of Germany. Baden-W?rttemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine?but one which has some of its major cities straddling the banks of the Neckar River ....
. It is 112 km long.

Its headstreams – the Little Enz and the Big Enz – rise in the northern Black Forest
Black Forest

The Black Forest is a forest mountain range in Baden-W?rttemberg, southwestern Germany. It is bordered by the Rhine valley to the west and south....
, the latter at Enzklösterle
Enzklösterle

Enzkl?sterle is a town in the district of Calw in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
. In Calmbach (City of Bad Wildbad
Bad Wildbad

Bad Wildbad is a town in Germany, in the state of Baden-W?rttemberg. It is located in the government district of Karlsruhe and in the district of Calw ....
), the Little Enz and the Big Enz join to form the Enz. The river passes through Neuenbürg
Neuenbürg

Neuenb?rg is a town in the Enz district, in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Enz, 10 km southwest of Pforzheim....
 and Pforzheim
Pforzheim

Pforzheim is a town of nearly 119,000 inhabitants in the state of Baden-W?rttemberg, southwest Germany at the gate to the Black Forest. It is world-famous for its jewelry and watch-making industry....
, where it leaves the Black Forest. It then flows through the cities of Vaihingen
Vaihingen

Vaihingen an der Enz is located on the western periphery of the middle Neckar, between Stuttgart and Karlsruhe, in southern Germany. Vaihingen is situated on the river Enz, and has a population of around 30,000....
 and Bietigheim-Bissingen
Bietigheim-Bissingen

Bietigheim-Bissingen is the second-biggest town in the Ludwigsburg , Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany with 42,515 inhabitants in 2007. It is situated on the river Enz, close to its confluence with the Neckar, about 22 km north of Stuttgart, and 20 km south of Heilbronn....
. Along the lower course, wine
Wine

Wine is an alcoholic beverage often made of fermentation grape juice. The natural chemical balance of grapes is such that they can ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes or other nutrients....
 is grown. Near Besigheim
Besigheim

Besigheim is a Municipalities of Germany in the district of Ludwigsburg in Baden-W?rttemberg in southern Germany.It is situated 13 km north of Ludwigsburg at the confluence of the Neckar and Enz rivers....
 the Enz feeds into the Neckar.

In earlier times the Enz was important for floating timber
Timber

Timber may refer to:* Lumber, i.e. wood materials* Timber, Oregon, an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Oregon* Timber , a 1984 arcade game by Bally Midway...
.