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Nahe (Rhine)
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| Nahe | |
|---|---|
&sq=PHP&lang=en&file=File:Karte_Nahe_Einzugsgebiet.png) Drainage basin of the Nahe river and its tributaries | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Hunsrück |
| Mouth | |
• location | Rhine |
• coordinates | 49°58′11″N 7°53′21″E / 49.96972°N 7.88917°E |
| Length | 125.1 km (77.7 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 4,067 km2 (1,570 sq mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rhine→ North Sea |
The Nahe (German pronunciation: [ˈnaːə] ) is a river in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland, Germany, a left tributary to the Rhine. It has also given name to the wine region Nahe situated around it.
The name Nahe is derived from the Latin word Nava, which is supposed to be based upon the Celtic origin for the wild river. The Nahe separates the northern part of the Palatinate from the Hunsrück.
It rises in the area of Nohfelden (Saarland), flowing through Rhineland-Palatinate and joining the Rhine in Bingen. Its length is 125 kilometres (78 mi). Towns along the Nahe include Idar-Oberstein, Kirn, Bad Kreuznach and Bingen.
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- ^ a b Wasserwirtschaftsverwaltung Rheinland (German), Governmental web portal of Water and Shipping Authority of the German state Rhineland-Palatinate.
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