The Lauter (in its upper course also: ''Wieslauter'') is a river 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 the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
and
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
.
The Lauter is a left tributary of the
Rhine
), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland
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. Its length is , of which 39 km is in France and on the
France–Germany border
The Franco-German border (; ) separates France and Germany and has a length of , about half of it along the Rhine.
History
The Franco-German border can be traced back to the 17th century, and the various treaties following the Thirty Years' War ( ...
.
It is formed by the confluence of two headstreams (Scheidbach and Wartenbach) north of
Hinterweidenthal
Hinterweidenthal is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
References
Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate
Palatinate Forest
South Palatinate
Südwestpfalz
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in the
Palatine Forest in the German state of
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...
. It flows through
Dahn
Dahn is a municipality in the Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Palatinate Forest, approximately 15 km southeast of Pirmasens, and 25 km west of Landau. It is part of the ''Verbandsgemeind ...
, crosses the border with France, flows through
Wissembourg
Wissembourg (; South Franconian German, South Franconian: ''Weisseburch'' ; German: ''Weißenburg'' ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Bas-Rhin Departments of France, department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
It is situated on the li ...
, and then forms the French-German international boundary until its confluence with the Rhine near
Lauterbourg
Lauterbourg ( or ; ) (historically in English: Lauterburgh) is a Communes of France, commune and Bas-Rhin Departments of France, department in the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France. Situated on the Germany, German border a ...
and
Neuburg am Rhein
Neuburg am Rhein is a municipality in the district of Germersheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the southernmost municipality in the state.
Personalities
* Ferdinand von Malaisé (1806-1892); Bavarian General and educator of King Lu ...
.
See also
*
Lines of Wissembourg The Lines of Weissenburg, or Lines of Wissembourg,Note: also known as the Weissenburg Lines or Lignes de Wissembourg. The alternative spellings are derived from the German and French were entrenched works — an earthen rampart dotted with small ...
*
List of rivers of France
This is a list of rivers that are at least partially in France. The rivers are grouped by sea or ocean. The rivers flowing into the sea are sorted along the coast. Rivers flowing into other rivers are listed by the rivers they flow into. Some rive ...
*
List of rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate
A list of rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany:
A
* Aar
* Adenauer Bach
*Ahr
* Alf
* Alfbach
*Appelbach
*Asdorf
* Aubach
B
* Birzenbach
*Blattbach
* Breitenbach
* Brexbach
* Brohlbach, tributary of the Moselle
* Brohlbach, tributary of the R ...
References
Rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate
Rivers of France
South Palatinate
Rivers and lakes of the Palatinate Forest
Rivers of Grand Est
Rivers of Bas-Rhin
Rivers of Germany
France–Germany border
International rivers of Europe
Border rivers
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