The Biber is a right tributary of the
Danube
The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , pa ...
in
Bavaria
Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...
,
Germany
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. The source of the Biber is in the south of the hamlet ''Matzenhofen'' in
Unterroth
Unterroth is a municipality in the district of Neu-Ulm in Bavaria in Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and th ...
. The river is long.
First the Biber crosses the forest of
Oberroth
Oberroth is a municipality in the district of Neu-Ulm in Bavaria in Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and th ...
. Then the river flows west along the monastery of
Roggenburg. Afterwards the river flows through several hamlets and the forest Auwald, into the Danube.
See also
*
List of rivers of Bavaria
A list of rivers of Bavaria, Germany:
A
* Aalbach
*Abens
* Ach
* Afferbach
* Affinger Bach
* Ailsbach
*Aisch
* Aiterach
*Alpbach
*Alster
* Altmühl
*Alz
* Amper
* Anlauter
* Arbach
* Arbachgraben
*Aschaff
* Aschbach
* Attel
* Aubach, tributary of ...
References
Rivers of Bavaria
Bodies of water of Günzburg (district)
Rivers of Germany
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