The Heller is a 30 km long river in western
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...
. It is a left tributary of the
Sieg
The Sieg is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Rhine.
The river is named after the Sicambri. It is in length.
The source is located in the Rothaargebirge mountains. From here t ...
. The source is located near
Haiger
Haiger is a country town in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis in Hesse, Germany. The nearest city is Siegen, about 25 km north of Haiger.
Geography
Location
Haiger lies about 5 km west of Dillenburg, and 20 km southeast of Siegen on the eastern ...
in
Hesse
Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major historic cities are Da ...
. It flows through
Burbach Burbach is a name meaning "farmer's brook" (from Old High German ''bur'' "farmer" + ''bach'' "brook"). It can refer to:
Places in Germany
* Burbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, municipality in Siegen-Wittgenstein district
* Burbach, Rhineland-Palati ...
and
Neunkirchen in
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhab ...
. It flows into the river
Sieg
The Sieg is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Rhine.
The river is named after the Sicambri. It is in length.
The source is located in the Rothaargebirge mountains. From here t ...
in
Betzdorf,
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...
. Its basin area is 204 km².
See also
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List of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia
A list of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany:
A
* Aa, left tributary of the Möhne
* Aa, left tributary of the Nethe
* Aa, left tributary of the Werre
* Aabach, tributary of the Afte
* Aabach, small river in the Ems river system
*Abbabach ...
*
List of rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate
A list of rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany:
A
*Aar
*Adenauer Bach
* Ahr
* Alf
* Alfbach
*Appelbach
* Asdorf
* Aubach
B
*Birzenbach
* Blattbach
* Breitenbach
*Brexbach
* Brohlbach, tributary of the Moselle
* Brohlbach, tributary of the Rh ...
*
List of rivers of Hesse
A list of rivers of Hesse, Germany:
A
*Aar, tributary of the Dill
*Aar, tributary of the Lahn
*Aar, tributary of the Twiste
* Aarbach
* Affhöllerbach
* Ahlersbach, tributary of the Kinzig in Schlüchtern-Herolz
* Ahlersbach, tributary of the Ki ...
References
Rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia
Rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate
Rivers of Hesse
Rivers of Siegerland
Rivers of the Westerwald
Rivers of Germany
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