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Lahn
Map of the Lahn river from its source in the Rothaargebirge to its mouth near Koblenz.
Map of the Lahn river from its source in the Rothaargebirge to its mouth near Koblenz.
Origin Sauerland
Mouth Rhine
Basin countries Germany
Length 242 km
Source elevation 628 m
Basin area 5,964 km²
The river Lahn in Limburg
The river Lahn in Limburg
The Lahn between Gießen and Wetzlar
The Lahn between Gießen and Wetzlar

The Lahn is a river in Germany, a right tributary of the Rhine. It has its source at the Ederkopf mountain in the Rothaargebirge, the highest part of the Sauerland. After 242 km it meets the Rhine at Lahnstein, near Koblenz. Important cities along the Lahn include Marburg, Gießen, Wetzlar, Limburg an der Lahn, Weilburg and Bad Ems. The tributaries to the Lahn river include Dill, Weil and Aar. The river features a lot of dams with locks allowing regular shipping from its mouth up to Runkel. Riverboats are also used on small section North of the dam in Giessen.

  • Netphen
  • Bad Laasphe
  • Biedenkopf
  • Dautphetal
  • Lahntal
  • Cölbe
  • Marburg
  • Weimar (Lahn)
  • Fronhausen



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Tributaries of the Rhine
From the left Vorderrhein · Thur · Töss · Glatt · Aare · Birs · Birsig · Ill · Sauer · Lauter (Wieslauter) · Queich · Speyerbach · Rehbach · Isenach · Eckbach · Eisbach · Pfrimm · Selz · Nahe · Moselle · Nette · Brohlbach · Ahr · Erft Map of the Rhine
From the right Hinterrhein · Landquart · Ill · Dornbirner Ach · Bregenzer Ach · Argen · Schussen · Radolfzeller Aach · Wutach · Murg · Wehra · Wiese · Elz · Kinzig · Rench · Acher · Murg · Federbach · Alb · Pfinz · Kraichbach · Saalbach · Neckar · Weschnitz · Modau · Main · Wisper · Lahn · Wied · Sieg · Wupper · Düssel · Ruhr · Emscher · Lippe · Oude IJssel/Issel · Berkel · Schipbeek

Coordinates: 50°18′39″N, 7°35′45″E

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