The Sauer is a
river in
France (
Alsace) and
Germany (
Rhineland-Palatinate). A left tributary of the river
Rhine, its total length is about , of which in France.
Its upper course, in Germany, is called Saarbach. Its source is in the
Palatinate forest, near the French border, south of
Pirmasens. It flows into France near
Schœnau
Schœnau ( or ; german: Schönau; gsw-als, Scheenâi) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France.
Population
See also
* Communes of the Bas-Rhin department
The following is a list of the 514 commun ...
, and continues through
Wœrth and north of
Haguenau
Haguenau (; Alsatian: or ; and historically in English: ''Hagenaw'') is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department of France, of which it is a sub-prefecture.
It is second in size in the Bas-Rhin only to Strasbourg, some to the south. To the ...
. It flows into the Rhine in
Seltz, opposite the mouth of the
Murg
Murg may refer to:
Places
* Murg (Aare), a river of Switzerland
* Murg (Northern Black Forest), a river and right tributary of the Rhine in the districts of Freudenstadt and Rastatt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
** Murg Valley Railway
* Murg (Sou ...
.
Tributaries
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Seltzbach
The Seltzbach is a river that is 33 kilometres long. It forms a left tributary of the Sauer in Alsace.
Geography
Course
The ''Seltzbach'' rises at a height of about in the ''Forêt de Gœrsdorf'' northeast of Mitschdorf in the North Vosge ...
*
Soultzbach (Sauer)
The Soultzbach (also ''Ruisseau le Soulzbach'') is a river in Alsace, France. It is long, and is a right tributary of the Sauer
The Sauer (German and Luxembourgish, , ) or Sûre ( French, ) is a river in Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany. A lef ...
References
Rivers of France
Rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate
South Palatinate
Rivers and lakes of the Palatinate Forest
Rivers of Grand Est
Rivers of Bas-Rhin
Rivers of Germany
International rivers of Europe
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