The Alz () is a

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, southern

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, the only discharge of the

Chiemsee Chiemsee () is a freshwater lake in Bavaria, Germany, near Rosenheim. It is often called "the Bavarian Sea". The rivers Tiroler Achen and Prien (river), Prien flow into the lake from the south, and the river Alz flows out towards the north. The ...

. Its origin is on the northern shore near

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. It is a right tributary of the

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, into which it flows in

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. Other towns on the Alz are

Altenmarkt an der Alz Altenmarkt an der Alz is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the district of Traunstein (district), Traunstein in Bavaria, Germany. References

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Trostberg Trostberg (; Central Bavarian: ''Droschberg'' or ''Troschtberg'') is a Town#Germany, town in the Traunstein (district), district of Traunstein, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Alz, 19 km northwest of Traunstein. As with other ...

Garching an der Alz Garching is a municipality in the district of Altötting in Bavaria in Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps ...

and

Burgkirchen an der Alz Burgkirchen an der Alz is a municipality in the district of Altötting, in Bavaria, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north ...

. The Alz is divided into the (upper Alz) and the (lower Alz). The section from the Chiemsee down to Altenmarkt is called the . From Altenmarkt to the mouth in Marktl, it is called the . The

Traun Traun () is an Austrian municipality located on the north bank of the Traun (river), river Traun and borders Linz, the capital of Upper Austria, to the east. The name ''Traun'' is derived from the Celtic word for river (). Traun is the fifth la ...

, a river flowing past the regional administrative center of

Traunstein Traunstein (; ) is a Town#Germany, town in the south-eastern part of Bavaria, Germany, and is the administrative center of a much larger Traunstein (district), district of the same name. The town serves as a local government, retail, health se ...

, is a tributary of the Alz.

Etymology

From pre-indoeuropean *''alz'' "swamp, alder".

References

External links

Wasserwirtschaftsamt Traunstein, Die Alz
Rivers of Bavaria Altötting (district) Traunstein (district) Rivers of Germany {{Bavaria-river-stub