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Lahn
Right tributary of Rhine river in Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Lahn is a 245.6-kilometre-long (152.6 mi), right (or eastern) tributary of the Rhine in Germany. Its course passes through the federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia (23.0 km), Hesse (165.6 km), and Rhineland-Palatinate (57.0 km).
For other uses, see Lahn (disambiguation).
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![]() Map of the Lahn from its source in the Rothaargebirge to its mouth near Koblenz | |
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Country | Germany |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Near the Lahnhof in the municipality of Netphen, North Rhine-Westphalia |
• coordinates | 50°53′32″N 8°14′30″E |
• elevation | 602 m (1,975 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Rhine at Lahnstein, Rhineland-Palatinate |
• coordinates | 50°18′32″N 7°35′42″E |
• elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
Length | 245.6 km (152.6 mi) |
Basin size | 5,925.6 km2 (2,287.9 sq mi) [1] |
Discharge | |
• average | 54 m3/s (1,900 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Rhine→ North Sea |
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It has its source in the Rothaargebirge, the highest part of the Sauerland. It meets the Rhine at Lahnstein, near Koblenz. Important cities along the Lahn include Marburg, Gießen, Wetzlar, Limburg an der Lahn, Weilburg and Bad Ems.
Tributaries to the Lahn include the Ohm, Dill, the Weil and the Aar. The lower Lahn has many dams with locks, allowing regular shipping from its mouth up to Runkel. Riverboats also operate on a small section north of the dam in Gießen.