Saale

Also known as Saxon Saale, Thuringian Saale

The Saale (), also known as the Saxon Saale ( ) and Thuringian Saale (), is a river in Germany and a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. It is distinguished from the smaller Franconian Saale, a right-bank tributary of the Main, or the Saale in Lower Saxony, a tributary of the Leine.

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The Saale is a river in Germany that flows into the Elbe River as one of its major tributaries from the left side. It is an important waterway in central Germany, and the name "Saale" is also applied to smaller rivers in other regions of the country, which can make it worth distinguishing by its regional names—the Saxon Saale or Thuringian Saale.

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River.name: Saale
River.map: Saale (rivière).png
River.map_size: 280px
River.map_caption: The Saale has its source in the Fichtel Mountains in northeastern Franconia (Bavaria) and flows into the Elbe at Barby, Saxony-Anhalt.
River.image: Petersgrat_bei_Hof_Bayern.jpg
River.image_size: 250px
River.image_caption: The Saale valley near Hof
River.mapframe: yes
River.mapframe zoom: 6
River.subdivision_type1: Country
River.subdivision_name1: Germany
River.subdivision_type2: States
River.subdivision_type3: Reference no.
River.subdivision_name3: DE: 56
River.source1_location: near Zell im Fichtelgebirge
River.mouth_location: near Barby into the Elbe
River.tributaries_right: White Elster, Orla, Southern and Northern Regnitz
River.tributaries_left: Schwarza, Ilm, Unstrut, Salza, Wipper, Bode

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Image: Petersgrat bei Hof Bayern.jpg
Length: 413

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Commons category: Saale
Commons gallery: Saale
watershed area: 24100
discharge: 11.0
hashtag: Saale

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Etymology
Course
Geography
Tributaries
See also
References
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==Etymology== The name Saale comes from the Proto-Indo-European root 'marsh', akin to Welsh 'river meadow', Cornish 'estuary', Greek 'marsh, meadow', Sanskrit 'lake, pond', Sárasvati 'sacred river', Old Persian Harauvati 'Hārūt River; Arachosia', Avestan , idem. It may also be related to the Indo-European root , "salt".