Hörsel
Sign in to saveThe Hörsel () is a long river in Thuringia, Germany, right tributary of the Werra. It is formed by the confluence of two smaller rivers in Leinatal, at the northern edge of the Thuringian Forest. The Hörsel flows generally northwest through the towns Hörselgau, Wutha-Farnroda and Eisenach. It flows into the Werra in Hörschel, a village near Eisenach.
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- River.name
- Hörsel
- River.image
- ESA HOERSELDEICH.jpg
- River.image_caption
- The river Hörsel
- River.source1_location
- Thuringian Forest
- River.mouth_location
- Werra
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Germany
- River.length_km
- 56
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- Image
- ESA ROTENHOF HOERSELWEHR.jpg
- Length
- 56
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- Hörsel (Fluss)
- watershed area
- 788
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- Kleine Leina und (Wilde) Leina
- Hörsel
- Tributaries
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The Hörsel () is a long river in Thuringia, Germany, right tributary of the Werra. It is formed by the confluence of two smaller rivers in Leinatal, at the northern edge of the Thuringian Forest. The Hörsel flows generally northwest through the towns Hörselgau, Wutha-Farnroda and Eisenach. It flows into the Werra in Hörschel, a village near Eisenach.
== Course == As with many rivers, the name of the middle and lower reaches of the Hörsel was only extended to the upper reaches in the 20th century.
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