The Traun () is a river in

Upper Bavaria Upper Bavaria (german: Oberbayern, ; ) is one of the seven administrative districts of Bavaria, Germany. Geography Upper Bavaria is located in the southern portion of Bavaria, and is centered on the city of Munich, both state capital and seat o ...

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. It is formed by the confluence of the Weiße Traun (also considered its upper course) and the Rote Traun near

Siegsdorf Siegsdorf is a municipality in the district of Traunstein in Bavaria, Germany. Famous residents Siegsdorf is the home town of ski jumper Markus Eisenbichler and imposter and murderer Christian Gerhartsreiter Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter ...

. It passes through

Traunstein Traunstein (Central Bavarian: ''Traunstoa'') is a town in the south-eastern part of Bavaria, Germany, and is the administrative center of a much larger district of the same name. The town serves as a local government, retail, health services, ...

and Traunreut, and flows into the Alz near

Altenmarkt an der Alz Altenmarkt an der Alz is a municipality in the district of Traunstein in Bavaria, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Ru ...

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Rivers of Bavaria Rivers of Germany {{Bavaria-river-stub

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