Saale

The Saale (German pronunciation:), also known as the Saxon Saale (German: Sächsische Saalepronounced) and Thuringian Saale (German: Thüringische Saale), is a river in Germany and a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. It is distinguished from the smaller Franconian Saale, a right-bank tributary of the Main, or the Saale in Lower Saxony, a tributary of the Leine.