The Zusam 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 ...

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 ...

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and a right

tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...

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 just north of the village of

Könghausen Könghausen is a village in the Upper Swabian municipality of Eppishausen in Unterallgäu. Geography The Parish village of Könghausen is four kilometers northeast of the main town of Eppishausen, with which it is connected by the District ro ...

, in the

Unterallgäu Unterallgäu is a Districts of Germany, ''Landkreis'' (district) in Swabia (Bavaria), Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Neu-Ulm (district), Neu-Ulm, Günzburg (district), Günzburg, Augsburg (district), ...

district of Bavaria. It flows north for approximately 97 km, before converging into the Danube near the town of

Donauwörth Donauwörth () is a town and the capital of the Donau-Ries district in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. It is said to have been founded by two fishermen where the rivers Danube (Donau) and Wörnitz meet. The city is part of the scenic route called "Roman ...

. Towns and villages along the Zusam include Obergessertshausen, Memmenhausen, Muttershofen,

Ziemetshausen Ziemetshausen is a municipality in the district of Günzburg 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 Europe after Russia, ...

Dinkelscherben Dinkelscherben is a municipality in the district of Augsburg in Bavaria in Germany. Fleinhausen Fleinhausen is a village of the municipality of Dinkelscherben in the western part of the Bavarian district of Augsburg in Germany. Located on the w ...

Fleinhausen Fleinhausen is a village of the municipality of Dinkelscherben in the western part of the Bavarian district of Augsburg in Germany. Located on the western bank of the Zusam River, Fleinhausen is approximately 1.5 miles northwest of Dinkelscherbe ...

Zusmarshausen Zusmarshausen is a municipality in the district of Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. The 1648 Battle of Zusmarshausen The Battle of Zusmarshausen was fought on 17 May 1648 between Bavarian- Imperial forces under von Holzappel and an allied Franco-S ...

, Zusamzell,

Wertingen Wertingen () is a town in the district of Dillingen in Bavaria, Germany. It is located along the river Zusam in 13 km east of Dillingen, and 28 km northwest of Augsburg. The city is the seat of the municipal association Wertingen. S ...

, Frauenstetten, and

Buttenwiesen Buttenwiesen is a municipality in the district of Dillingen 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 Europe after Russia, ...

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