The Murn is a river in

Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total l ...

, Germany, and a right

tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainag ...

of the river

Inn Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Inns are typically located in the country or along a highway; before the advent of motorized transportation they also provided accommo ...

Name

The name "Murn" comes from the Bavarian word ''Mur'' (sand) and could be translated as "sand stream". ''Mur'' is a feminine word in German ("die Mur", plural: Murn ).

Geography

The source of the Murn is the confluence of the two brooks Surerbach and Surbrunner Bach near

Kirchensur Kirchensur is a village in the municipality of Amerang in the district of Rosenheim in Bavaria, Germany. Geography Kirchensur is located in the Chiemgau Chiemgau () is the common name of a geographic area in Upper Bavaria. It refers to the ...

Landkreis Rosenheim Rosenheim is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the south of Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are, clockwise from the west, Miesbach, Munich, Ebersberg, Mühldorf, and Traunstein, with the Austrian province Tirol across the southern border. T ...

. It starts to flow southward with the name Murnbach (German ''Bach'' means "brook") and is named Murn with increasing width. It changes direction several times until it finally flows northward into the Inn near Obermühl in the municipality of

Griesstätt Griesstätt is a municipality in the district of Rosenheim in Bavaria, Germany. It lies on the river Inn Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Inns are typically located ...

References

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