- This article is about the larger "Saxon" or "Thuringian" Saale. For the Franconian Saale, see Fränkische Saale. The Fränkische Saale or Franconian Saale is a 125 km long River in Bavaria, Germany.
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| Origin | Upper Franconia (Bavaria) |
| Mouth | Elbe |
| Basin countries | Germany |
| Length | 413 km (257 mi) |
| Source elevation | 728 m (2,389 ft) |
| Avg. Upper Franconia (German Oberfranken) is a Regierungsbezirk (administrative region) of the state of Bavaria, southern Germany Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 The Elbe ( die Elbe Low German: de Ilv) is one of the major Rivers of Central Europe. A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. discharge | 115 m³/s |
| Basin area | 24,100 km² |
The Saale, also known as the Saxon Saale (German: Sächsische Saale) and Thuringian Saale (German: Thüringische Saale), is a river in Germany and a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. In Hydrology, the discharge or outflow of a River is the volume of Water transported by it in a certain amount of time The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A tributary is a Stream or River which flows into a mainstem (or parent river The Elbe ( die Elbe Low German: de Ilv) is one of the major Rivers of Central Europe. It is not to be confused with the smaller Franconian Saale, a right-bank tributary of the Main, or the Saale (Leine), a tributary of the Leine. The Fränkische Saale or Franconian Saale is a 125 km long River in Bavaria, Germany. The Main (maɪn is a River in Germany, 524 km (329 miles long (including White Main 574 km (357 mi and it is one of the more significant tributaries The Leine is a river in Thuringia and Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Aller river (and so of the Weser river
Course
The Saale originates on the Waldstein, between Bayreuth and Hof in Upper Franconia (Bavaria), springing out of the Fichtelgebirge at an altitude of 728 m. Bayreuth ( pronounced) is a City in northern Bavaria, Germany, on the Red Main river in a valley between the Frankish Alb Hof is a city located on the banks of the Saale in the northeastern corner of the German state of Bavaria, in the Franconia region at the Upper Franconia (German Oberfranken) is a Regierungsbezirk (administrative region) of the state of Bavaria, southern Germany Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 The Fichtelgebirge is a Mountain range in northeastern Bavaria, Germany. It pursues a winding course in a northern direction, and after passing the manufacturing town of Hof, enters Thuringia. This is about the direction for other uses see North (disambiguation. Hof is a city located on the banks of the Saale in the northeastern corner of the German state of Bavaria, in the Franconia region at the The Free State of Thuringia (Freistaat Thüringen is located in central Germany. It flows amid well-wooded low mountains (The Thüringer Wald) until it reaches the pleasant valley of Saalfeld. The Thuringian Forest ( Thüringer Wald in German) running northwest to southeast forms a continuous stretch of ancient rounded mountains posing ample difficulties Saalfeld (Saalfeld/Saale is a Town of Germany, capital of the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district of Thuringia. After leaving Saalfeld the Saale reaches Rudolstadt. Rudolstadt is a Town in the German Bundesland of Thuringia, close to the Thuringian Forest to the southwest and to Jena Here it receives the waters of the Schwarza, in whose valley lies the castle of Schwarzburg, the ancestral seat of the princes of the formerly ruling house of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. The Schwarza is a left Tributary of the Saale in Thuringia, Germany, and 53 km long Schwarzburg is a municipality in the valley of the Schwarza (Schwarzatal in the district Saalfeld-Rudolstadt in Thuringia, Germany. Prince, from the Latin root Princeps, is a general term for a Monarch, for a member of a monarch's or former monarch's family and is a Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt was a small state in Germany, in the present-day state of Thuringia formed in a resettlement of Schwarzburg dynasty family lands
From Saalfeld the Saale enters the limestone hill region north of the Thuringian Forest, and sweeps beneath the barren, conical hills enclosing the university town of Jena. The Thuringian Forest ( Thüringer Wald in German) running northwest to southeast forms a continuous stretch of ancient rounded mountains posing ample difficulties Friedrich Schiller University of Jena (FSU is located in Jena, Thuringia in Germany and was renamed for the German writer Friedrich Schiller Jena (pronunciation ˈjeːna is a university City in central Germany on the river Saale. It enters Saxony-Anhalt and passes the spa of Bad Kösen, washes numerous vine-clad hills and, after receiving at Naumburg the deep and navigable Unstrut, flows past Weißenfels, Merseburg, Halle, Bernburg and Calbe, and joins the Elbe just above Barby, after traversing a distance of 413 km (257 mi). Saxony-Anhalt ( Sachsen-Anhalt) is one of the sixteen ''Bundesländer'' (federal states that make up the Federal Republic of Germany. Bad Kösen (pop 5746 (2001 is a spa town in Germany, on the Saale river in the small German wine -growing region of Saale-Unstrut Naumburg (ˈnaʊ̯mbʊɐ̯k is a town in Germany, on the Saale River. The Unstrut is a River in Germany, left tributary of the Saale. Weißenfels is the largest town of the Burgenlandkreis district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Merseburg is a Town in the south of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt on the river Saale, approx Halle is the largest city in the German State of Saxony-Anhalt. Bernburg is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, capital of the district of Salzlandkreis. Calbe is a town in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Barby is a town in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States (It has been shortened 14 kilometers (9 mi) by a bypass from its natural length of 427 kilometers (265 mi). )
It is navigable from Naumburg with the help of sluices, and is connected with the Weiße Elster near Leipzig by a canal. Naumburg (ˈnaʊ̯mbʊɐ̯k is a town in Germany, on the Saale River. A sluice is a water channel that is controlled at its head by a gate This sort of fix restores section edit linkpoints to where they belong The soil of the lower part of its valley is of exceptional fertility, and produces, amongst other crops, large supplies of sugar beet. Sugar beet ( Beta vulgaris L a member of the Chenopodiaceae family is a plant whose root contains a high concentration of Sucrose. Among its tributaries are the Weiße Elster, Regnitz and Orla on the right bank, and the Ilm, Unstrut, Salza, Wipper and Bode on the left. The Regnitz is a river in Bavaria, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Main and is 58 km in length The Orla is a 35 km long River in eastern Thuringia, Germany, right tributary to the river Saale. The Ilm is a long River in Thuringia, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Saale, into which it flows in Großheringen near The Unstrut is a River in Germany, left tributary of the Saale. Salza is a commune in the Aude département in southwestern France. Wipper can refer to Wipper (Saale, a river in Saxony-Anhalt Germany Wipper (Unstrut, a river in Thuringia Germany Wipper The Bode is a 140 km long River in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, left tributary of the Saale. Its upper course is rapid. Its valley, down to Merseburg, contains many castles which crown the enclosing heights. Merseburg is a Town in the south of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt on the river Saale, approx
See also
- Saale-Unstrut, a wine-growing region
References
This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain. Saale-Unstrut is a region ( Anbaugebiet) for quality wine in Germany, and takes its name from the rivers Saale and Unstrut. Wine is an Alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of Grape juice The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911 is a 29-volume reference work that marked the beginning of the Encyclopædia Britannica The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone
Dictionary
saale
-noun
- A river in Germany.
- used attributively to denote one of the glaciations of northern Europe
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