Jump to content

Lauter (Rhine): Difference between revisions

Coordinates: 48°59′6″N 8°16′4″E / 48.98500°N 8.26778°E / 48.98500; 8.26778
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
PBS (talk | contribs)
No edit summary
(43 intermediate revisions by 22 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{short description|River in Germany and France}}
The '''Lauter''' (in its upper course also: ''Wieslauter'') is a river in [[Germany]] and [[France]], left tributary of the [[Rhine]]. Its length is 55 km. It is formed by the confluence of two headstreams (Scheidbach and Wartenbach) north of [[Hinterweidenthal]] in the [[Pfälzerwald]], [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], Germany. It flows through [[Dahn]], crosses the border with France, flows through [[Wissembourg]], and then forms the French-German international boundary until its confluence with the Rhine near [[Lauterbourg]] and [[Neuburg am Rhein]].
{{Infobox river
| name = Lauter
| image = Scheibenhard Lauter 273.jpg
| image_caption = The Lauter between [[Scheibenhard]] and [[Scheibenhardt]]
| pushpin_map = France#France Grand Est
| source1_location = [[Palatine Forest]]
| mouth_location = [[Rhine]]
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|48|59|6|N|8|16|4|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| progression = {{RRhine}}
| subdivision_type1 = Countries
| subdivision_name1 = [[Germany]] and [[France]]
| length = {{convert|55|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| source1_elevation =
| discharge1_avg =
| basin_size =
}}
The '''Lauter''' (in its upper course also: ''Wieslauter'') is a river in [[Germany]] and [[France]].


The Lauter is a left tributary of the [[Rhine]]. Its length is {{convert|55|km|mi}}, of which 39 km is in France and on the [[France–Germany border]].<ref>{{Sandre|A38-0200|La Lauter}}</ref> It is formed by the confluence of two headstreams (Scheidbach and Wartenbach) north of [[Hinterweidenthal]] in the [[Palatine Forest]] in the German state of [[Rhineland-Palatinate]]. It flows through [[Dahn]], crosses the border with France, flows through [[Wissembourg]], and then forms the French-German international boundary until its confluence with the Rhine near [[Lauterbourg]] and [[Neuburg am Rhein]].
==See also==

* [[Lines of Wissembourg]]
== See also ==
* [[Lines of Wissembourg]]
* [[List of rivers of France]]
* [[List of rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate]]

==References==
{{reflist}}


{{Rhine Tributaries}}
{{Rhine Tributaries}}


{{Authority control}}
[[Category:Rivers of Germany]]

[[Category:Rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate]]
[[Category:Rivers of France]]
[[Category:Rivers of France]]
[[Category:Geography of Rhineland-Palatinate]]
[[Category:South Palatinate]]
[[Category:Rivers and lakes of the Palatinate Forest]]
[[Category:Rivers of Grand Est]]
[[Category:Rivers of Bas-Rhin]]
[[Category:Rivers of Germany]]
[[Category:France–Germany border]]
[[Category:International rivers of Europe]]
[[Category:Border rivers]]



{{France-river-stub}}
[[da:Lauter (Wieslauter)]]
{{RhinelandPalatinate-river-stub}}
[[de:Lauter (Rhein)]]
[[fr:Lauter (rivière)]]
[[no:Lauter]]
[[nn:Lauter ved Rhinen]]

Revision as of 17:16, 14 September 2022

Lauter
The Lauter between Scheibenhard and Scheibenhardt
Lauter (Rhine) is located in France
Lauter (Rhine)
Lauter (Rhine) is located in Grand Est
Lauter (Rhine)
Location
CountriesGermany and France
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationPalatine Forest
Mouth 
 • location
Rhine
 • coordinates
48°59′6″N 8°16′4″E / 48.98500°N 8.26778°E / 48.98500; 8.26778
Length55 km (34 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionRhineNorth Sea

The Lauter (in its upper course also: Wieslauter) is a river in Germany and France.

The Lauter is a left tributary of the Rhine. Its length is 55 kilometres (34 mi), of which 39 km is in France and on the France–Germany border.[1] It is formed by the confluence of two headstreams (Scheidbach and Wartenbach) north of Hinterweidenthal in the Palatine Forest in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It flows through Dahn, crosses the border with France, flows through Wissembourg, and then forms the French-German international boundary until its confluence with the Rhine near Lauterbourg and Neuburg am Rhein.

See also

References

  1. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Lauter (A38-0200)".