The Rems is a right tributary of the
Neckar
The Neckar () is a river in Germany, mainly flowing through the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg, with a short section through Hesse. The Neckar is a major right tributary of the Rhine. Rising in the Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis near Sc ...
in eastern
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...
. It is 78 km long. It upsprings at
Essingen, near
Aalen. It flows more or less west through the towns
Böbingen an der Rems
Böbingen an der Rems is a municipality in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district. It lies on the river Rems.
History
Roman history
The Roman limes passes through Böbingen, and the historical name of the local ...
,
Schwäbisch Gmünd
Schwäbisch Gmünd (, until 1934: Gmünd; Swabian: ''Gmẽẽd'' or ''Gmend'') is a city in the eastern part of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. With a population of around 60,000, the city is the second largest in the Ostalb district a ...
,
Lorch,
Plüderhausen,
Schorndorf,
Remshalden and
Waiblingen. At
Remseck the Rems flows into the Neckar.
References
Rivers of Baden-Württemberg
Rivers of Germany
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