The Schwarze Laber is a
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...
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
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 a left 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 ...
. Its source is near
Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz. It is approx. 78 km long. It flows southeast through the small towns
Parsberg
Parsberg is a town in the county of Neumarkt in Bavaria, Germany. It is 23 km southeast of Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, and 33 km northwest of Regensburg, next to the A3 autobahn, the main route from Nuremberg to Regensburg (and then ...
,
Beratzhausen
Beratzhausen is a market town and municipality in the district of Regensburg 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 Eur ...
,
Laaber
Laaber is a municipality in the district of Regensburg in Bavaria in Germany. It lies on the River Schwarze Laber (note the spelling difference).
The now-ruined medieval castle on the hill above the town centre was once the seat of the Lords of ...
and
Deuerling
Deuerling is a municipality in the district of Regensburg in Bavaria in Germany.
History
On 24 April 1945, Lieutenant Colonel David H. Arp from Major General Stanley Eric Reinhart's Headquarters Staff searched for a location to set up the Div ...
. It flows into 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
Sinzing
Sinzing is a municipality in the district of Regensburg in Bavaria in Germany.
Geography
Sinzing is located on the Schwarzen Laber and the Danube, about eight kilometers west of Regensburg.
Municipality structure
There are 17 districts
Adlste ...
.
References
Franz X. Bogner: Die Schwarze Laber aus der Luft. Luftbildband, Stiftung Schwarze Laber, Parsberg 2014, .
Rivers of Bavaria
Tributaries of the Danube
Rivers of Germany
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