The Kander is a small
river
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...
flowing from the
southern Black Forest westward into the
Rhine
The Rhine ( ) is one of the List of rivers of Europe, major rivers in Europe. The river begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the southeastern Swiss Alps. It forms part of the Swiss-Liechtenstein border, then part of the Austria–Swit ...
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Geography
The Kander rises at the head of the Kandertal on the
Blauen in the Black Forest. Within the first 10 km of its course to
Kandern, the Kander loses 650m of elevation. The stream has a total length of 30 km and a drop of 750m to its mouth on the Rhine near the community Märkt of the town
Weil am Rhein
Weil am Rhein (, ; High Alemannic German, High Alemannic: ''Wiil am Rhii'') is a German town and commune. It is on the east bank of the River Rhine, and extends to the tripoint of Switzerland, France, and Germany. It is the most southwesterly tow ...
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History
The name Kander comes from the
Celtic word ''kandera'', meaning ''clear flowing''.
Transport uses
Due to the stream's small size it has no transportation function.
See also
*
List of rivers of Germany
**
List of rivers of Baden-Württemberg
A list of rivers of Baden-Württemberg, Germany:
A
*Aal (Kocher), Aal
*Aalbach (Main), Aalbach
*Aalenbach
*Ablach (Danube), Ablach
*Ach (Blau), Ach
*Acher
*Adelbach
*Aich (river), Aich
*Aid (Würm), Aid
*Aischbach (Kinzig), Aischbach, tributary ...
References
External links
Freiburg-Schwarzwald.de:Kandertal, Kandern, Kander, Marzell, Malsburg in SüdschwarzwaldGerman)
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Rivers of Baden-Württemberg
Rivers of the Black Forest
Rivers of Germany