The Schwalm is a river in

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, right tributary of the Eder. It rises on the north side of the

Vogelsberg Mountains The is a large volcanic mountain range in the German Central Uplands in the state of Hesse, separated from the Rhön Mountains by the Fulda river valley. Emerging approximately 19 million years ago, the Vogelsberg is Central Europe's largest ...

. It flows north through

Alsfeld Alsfeld () is a town in the center of Hesse, in Germany. Located about north of Frankfurt, Alsfeld is in the center of Hesse and part of the densely populated Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region. It is well known for its well-preserved old ...

Schwalmstadt Schwalmstadt is the largest town in the Schwalm-Eder district, in northern Hesse, Germany. It was established only in 1970 with the amalgamation of the towns of Treysa and Ziegenhain together with some outlying villages to form the town of Schwal ...

and Borken. The Schwalm flows into the Eder near Wabern, east of Fritzlar, after a total length of . The main tributaries are the

Efze Efze is a river of Hesse, 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 Europ ...

, the Gilsa, the

Grenff The Grenff, also Grenf, is a 22 km long, southeasterly tributary of Schwalm. It passes through the East Hesse Highlands in North Hesse Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, and belongs to the river system and catchment area of the Weser. Course The Gren ...

and the

Antrift Antrift (in its lower course: ''Antreff'') is a river of Hesse, 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 mo ...

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