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Also known as Iser

The Isar () is a river in Austria and in Bavaria, Germany. Its source is in the Karwendel mountain range of the Alps. The Isar river enters Germany near Mittenwald and flows through Krün, Wallgau, Bad Tölz, Munich, and Landshut, before reaching the Danube near Deggendorf. With 295 km length, it is among the longest rivers in Bavaria, and it is Germany's second most important tributary of the Danube.

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The Isar is a river that originates in the Austrian Alps and flows through Bavaria, Germany, passing through major cities like Munich before joining the Danube River. At nearly 300 kilometers long, it is one of Bavaria's longest rivers and Germany's second most important tributary feeding into the Danube.

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Isar
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Isar River in the north of Munich.jpeg
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The river Isar near Munich
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Eiskarlspitze, Alps, Austria
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8962

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watershed area
8370
discharge
174.0
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Isar
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  • Etymology
  • Geography
  • History
  • Environmental issues
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The Isar () is a river in Austria and in Bavaria, Germany. Its source is in the Karwendel mountain range of the Alps. The Isar river enters Germany near Mittenwald and flows through Krün, Wallgau, Bad Tölz, Munich, and Landshut, before reaching the Danube near Deggendorf. With 295 km length, it is among the longest rivers in Bavaria, and it is Germany's second most important tributary of the Danube.

==Etymology== One theory is that the name Isar stems from *es or *is in the Indo-European languages, meaning "flowing water", and later turned into a word with a meaning narrowed to frozen water (hence English ice, ) in Proto-Germanic. The name itself is mentioned for the first time in 763 as Isura. Related names include: Eisack / Isarco (Italy) Ésera (Spain) Isar (Spanish town, in the province of Burgos) Isauro (Italy) Isère (France) Isel (Austria) IJssel (Netherlands; known to Romans as Isala) IJzer/Yser (Belgium) Isonzo (Slovenia, Italy) Jizera (Czech Republic)

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