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The Werra (), 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 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 .

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River.name
Werra
River.map
Verlaufskarte Werra.png
River.map_caption
Course of the Werra
River.mapframe
yes
River.mapframe zoom
7
River.subdivision_type1
Country
River.subdivision_name1
Germany
River.subdivision_type2
States
River.mouth_location
confluence with the Fuldain Hann. Münden to form the Weser
River.discharge1_location
am Pegel Meiningen
River.discharge2_location
Vacha
River.discharge3_location
Gerstungen
River.discharge4_location
Frankenroda
River.discharge5_location
Allendorf
River.tributaries_right
Schleuse, Hasel, Hörsel
River.tributaries_left
Ulster, Felda, Wehre
River.custom_label
Navigable
River.custom_data
motor boats in places, but not throughout

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Image
Werra bei Werleshausen.jpg
Length
292
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Commons category
Werra
watershed area
5497
discharge
51.2
native label
Werra
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The Werra (), 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 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 .

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

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