Lahn

Also known as Lahn (Rhine tributary)

The Lahn () is a , right (or eastern) tributary of the Rhine in Germany. Its course passes through the federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia (23.0 km), Hesse (165.6 km), and Rhineland-Palatinate (57.0 km).

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The Lahn is a river in Germany that flows into the Rhine from the east, traveling through three federal states along its 245-kilometer course. It matters as an important tributary system that drains portions of central Germany and contributes to the Rhine River, one of Europe's most significant waterways.

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Key facts

River.name: Lahn
River.image: Verlaufskarte Lahn.png
River.image_caption: Map of the Lahn from its source in the Rothaargebirge to its mouth near Koblenz
River.source1_location: Near the Lahnhof in the municipality of Netphen, North Rhine-Westphalia
River.mouth_location: Rhine at Lahnstein,Rhineland-Palatinate
River.subdivision_type1: Country
River.subdivision_name1: Germany
River.length_km: 245.6
River.basin_size_km2: 5925.6

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Wikidata facts

Elevation: 67
Image: Image-Lahn bei Buchenau 2.jpg
Length: 242

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Commons category: Lahn
Commons gallery: Lahn
watershed area: 5964
discharge: 54
native label: Lahn
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Contents

Source area
Course
Upper Lahntal and Wetschaft Depression
Marburg-Gießen Lahntal
Weilburg Lahntal
Limburger Basin
Lower Lahntal
History
Early history
Shipping during the Industrial Revolution
Recent history
Boating
Economy and tourism
Fauna and flora
Tributaries
Table of tributaries
Gallery
List of all tributaries
Municipalities (from source to mouth)
[[Districts of Germany|Kreis]] [[Siegen-Wittgenstein]], North Rhine-Westphalia
Landkreis [[Marburg-Biedenkopf]], Hesse
Landkreis [[Gießen (district)|Gießen]], Hesse
[[Lahn-Dill-Kreis]], Hesse
Landkreis [[Limburg-Weilburg]], Hesse
[[Rhein-Lahn-Kreis]], Rhineland-Palatinate
See also
References
Sources
External links

It has its source in the Rothaargebirge, the highest part of the Sauerland, in North Rhine-Westphalia. The Lahn meets the Rhine at Lahnstein, near Koblenz. Important cities along the Lahn include Marburg, Gießen, Wetzlar, Limburg an der Lahn, Weilburg and Bad Ems.