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Coordinates: 48°59′6″N 8°16′4″E / 48.98500°N 8.26778°E / 48.98500; 8.26778
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{{short description|River in Germany and France}}
{{Infobox River | river_name = Lauter
{{Infobox river
| image_name = Scheibenhard Lauter 273.jpg
| name = Lauter
| caption = The Lauter between [[Scheibenhard]] and [[Scheibenhardt]]
| image = Scheibenhard Lauter 273.jpg
| origin = [[Palatine Forest]]
| image_caption = The Lauter between [[Scheibenhard]] and [[Scheibenhardt]]
| mouth = [[Rhine]] <br />{{coord|48|59|6|N|8|16|4|E|name=Rhine-Lauter|display=inline,title}}
| basin_countries = [[Germany]], [[France]]
| pushpin_map = France#France Grand Est
| source1_location = [[Palatine Forest]]
| length = 55 km
| elevation =
| mouth_location = [[Rhine]]
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|48|59|6|N|8|16|4|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| discharge =
| watershed =
| progression = {{RRhine}}
| subdivision_type1 = Countries
| subdivision_name1 = [[Germany]] and [[France]]
| length = {{convert|55|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| source1_elevation =
| discharge1_avg =
| basin_size =
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}}
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 [[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]].
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 ==
== See also ==
* [[Lines of Wissembourg]]
* [[Lines of Wissembourg]]
* [[List of rivers of France]]
* [[List of rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate]]


== References ==
==References==
{{reflist}}

* http://www.geoportail.fr
* [http://sandre.eaufrance.fr/app/chainage/courdo/htm/A38-0200.php?cg=A38-0200 The Lauter at the Sandre database]


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

{{Authority control}}


[[Category:Rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate]]
[[Category:Rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate]]
[[Category:Rivers of France]]
[[Category:Rivers of France]]
[[Category:Rhine basin]]
[[Category:South Palatinate]]
[[Category:South Palatinate]]
[[Category:Rivers and lakes of the Palatinate Forest]]
[[Category:Rivers and lakes of the Palatinate Forest]]
[[Category:Lauter (Rhine) basin| ]]
[[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]]



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Latest 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[edit]

References[edit]

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