Werra

River in central Germany

This article is about the German river Werra. For the residents' association located in Surrey, see WERRA.

Werra

Course of the Werra

Location
Country| Germany
States|

* Hesse
* Lower Saxony
* Thuringia

Physical characteristics
Source|
• coordinates| 50°29′59″N 10°57′53″E﻿ / ﻿50.4997°N 10.96478°E﻿ / 50.4997; 10.96478
• elevation| 797 m above sea level (NN)
Mouth|

• location

| confluence with the Fulda
in Hann. Münden to form the Weser

• coordinates

| 51°25′16″N 9°38′57″E﻿ / ﻿51.42097496°N 9.6491679°E﻿ / 51.42097496; 9.6491679

• elevation

| 116.5 m above sea level (NN)
Length| 299.6 km (186.2 mi) [1]
Basin size| 5,496 km2 (2,122 sq mi) [2]
Discharge|
• location| am Pegel Meiningen[3]
• average| 14.0 m3/s (490 cu ft/s)
Discharge|
• location| Vacha[3]
• average| 23.6 m3/s (830 cu ft/s)
Discharge|
• location| Gerstungen[3]
• average| 30.9 m3/s (1,090 cu ft/s)
Discharge|
• location| Frankenroda[3]
• average| 40.6 m3/s (1,430 cu ft/s)
Discharge|
• location| Allendorf[3]
• average| 46.5 m3/s (1,640 cu ft/s)

* Location:
Letzter Heller, bei Hann. Münden[3]
* Average rate: 51.2 m3/s (1,810 cu ft/s)

Basin features
Progression| Weser→ North Sea
Landmarks|

* Large towns: Meiningen, Eisenach, Eschwege, Hann. Münden
* Small towns: Bad Salzungen, Vacha, Creuzburg, Treffurt

Tributaries|
• left| Ulster, Felda, Wehre
• right| Schleuse, Hasel, Hörsel
Navigable| 89 km (55 mi); motor boats in places, but not throughout

The Werra (German pronunciation: [ˈvɛʁa] ⓘ), a river in central Germany, is the right-bank headwater of the Weser. "Weser" is a synonym in an old dialect of German. The Werra has its source near Eisfeld in southern Thuringia. After 293 kilometres (182 mi) the Werra joins the river Fulda in the town of Hann. Münden, forming the Weser. If the Werra is included as part of the Weser, the Weser is the longest river entirely within German territory at 744 kilometres (462 mi).

Its valley, the Werratal, has many tributaries and is a relative lull between the Rhön Mountains and the Thuringian Forest.

Its attractions include Eiben Forest near Dermbach, an unusual sandstone cave at Walldorf, the deepest lake in Germany formed by subsidence (near Bernshausen), and Krayenburg, the ruins of a castle.

The towns and main settlements along the Werra are Hildburghausen, Meiningen, Bad Salzungen, Tiefenort, Merkers-Kieselbach, Vacha, Heringen, Philippsthal, Gerstungen, Wanfried, Eschwege, Bad Sooden-Allendorf, Witzenhausen and Hannoversch Münden.

## Gallery

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* The Werra near Treffurt

* The Werra near Creuzburg

* The Werra in Eschwege

## See also

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* Werra Viaduct, Hedemünden
* List of rivers of Thuringia
* List of rivers of Hesse
* List of rivers of Lower Saxony

## References

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1. ^ Messung über Geopfad (kmz, 66 kB). Die Werte von 292,1 km (ohne Quellbäche) bzw. 298,7 km (über Quelle am Eselsberg) wurden um 0,9 km nach oben korrigiert, da laut hessischer Stationierung die Ulstermündung an km 161,6 liegt, im Geopfad jedoch an 160,7.
2. ^ Environmental map service of Lower Saxony (Umweltkartendienst des Niedersächsischen Ministeriums für Umwelt, Energie und Klimaschutz)
3. ^ a b c d e f Gewässerkundliches Jahrbuch Weser-Ems 2005 \- PDF, 6,7 MB

## External links

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* Media related to Werra at Wikimedia Commons

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Germany
* United States
* Israel

Other|

* Yale LUX