Gronau () is a river of

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and a right tributary of the

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. Including its left source river ''Westernbach'', it has a total length of .

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The Gronau rises in the

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'' in the

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part of the ''

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Spessart Spessart is a ''Mittelgebirge'', a range of low wooded mountains, in the States of Bavaria and Hesse in Germany. It is bordered by the Vogelsberg, Rhön and Odenwald. The highest elevation is the Geiersberg at 586 metres above sea level. Etymo ...

. It flows into the

at Altengronau.

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Rivers of Hesse Rivers of the Spessart Rivers of Germany {{Hesse-river-stub

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