Tauber

River in Germany

For people named Tauber, see Tauber (surname).

Tauber

The Tauber and the vineyards between Rothenburg and Creglingen

Location
Country| Germany
States|

* Baden-Württemberg
* Bavaria

Reference no.| DE: 246
Physical characteristics
Source|
• location| near Weikersholz
• coordinates| 49°15′00″N 10°06′53″E﻿ / ﻿49.25°N 10.114861°E﻿ / 49.25; 10.114861
• elevation| 447 m above sea level (NN)
Mouth|

• location

| near Wertheim am Main into the Main

• coordinates

| 49°45′48″N 9°30′49″E﻿ / ﻿49.763389°N 9.513722°E﻿ / 49.763389; 9.513722

• elevation

| 136 m above sea level (NN)
Length| 131.7 km (81.8 mi)[1]
Basin size| 1,809 km2 (698 sq mi)[1]
Discharge|
• location| at Bockenfeld Gauge
• average| 0.63 m3/s (22 cu ft/s)
Discharge|
• location| Archshofen
• average| 2.64 m3/s (93 cu ft/s)
Discharge|
• location| Bad Mergentheim
• average| 6.94 m3/s (245 cu ft/s)
Discharge|
• location| Tauberbischofsheim
• average| 9.90 m3/s (350 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression| Main→ Rhine→ North Sea
Landmarks|

* Large towns: Bad Mergentheim, Wertheim am Main
* Small towns: Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Creglingen, Röttingen, Weikersheim, Lauda-Königshofen, Tauberbischofsheim

The Tauber (German: [ˈtaʊbɐ] ⓘ) is a river in Franconia (Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria), Germany. It is a left tributary of the Main and is 132 km (82 mi) in length. The name derives from the Celtic word for water (compare: Dover).

## Course

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It flows through Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Creglingen, Weikersheim, Bad Mergentheim, Königshofen, Tauberbischofsheim, and flows into the river Main in Wertheim am Main. The Tauber Valley Cycleway is a bicycle path which runs about 101 km along the course of the river.

There is a medieval bridge over the river near Rothenburg ob der Tauber.

Catchment area of the Tauber river

## See also

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* List of rivers of Baden-Württemberg
* List of rivers of Bavaria

## References

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1. ^ a b Complete table of the Bavarian Waterbody Register by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (xls, 10.3 MB)

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* Germany

Other|

* Yale LUX

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