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The Naab (
Czech: ''Nába'') is a
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater
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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
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, and is a left tributary of the
Danube
The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , ...
. Including its main source river
Waldnaab
The Waldnaab (Northern Bavarian: ''Woidnaab'', cs, Lesní Nába, in its upper course: ''Tirschenreuther Waldnaab'') is the left-hand, eastern and longest headstream of the River Naab in the Upper Palatinate ( Bavaria, Germany). At its confluen ...
, it is long.
Its average
discharge
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Expel or let go
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at the
mouth is .
The Naab is formed by the confluence of the
Waldnaab
The Waldnaab (Northern Bavarian: ''Woidnaab'', cs, Lesní Nába, in its upper course: ''Tirschenreuther Waldnaab'') is the left-hand, eastern and longest headstream of the River Naab in the Upper Palatinate ( Bavaria, Germany). At its confluen ...
and the
Haidenaab in
Luhe-Wildenau, south of
Weiden in der Oberpfalz. It flows generally south, through the towns
Nabburg
Nabburg is a municipality in the district of Schwandorf, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Naab, 23 km east of Amberg.
Town division
28 districts belong to Nabburg.:
Climate
Climate in this area has mild differences betwee ...
,
Schwandorf and
Burglengenfeld
Burglengenfeld is a town in the district of Schwandorf, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Naab, 22 km north of Regensburg.
Climate
Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rain ...
. It flows into the
Danube
The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , ...
near
Regensburg.
See also
*
List of rivers of Bavaria
References
Sources
* ''Die Naab – mit Waldnaab, Fichtelnaab, Haidenaab.'' (2004) Luftbildband, 132 Seiten, Pustet, Regensburg, 2004.
* ''Die Naab – Leben am Fluß im Wandel der Zeit.'' (1998) Buch & Kunstverlag Oberpfalz, Amberg,´
External links
Jura aktiv Labertal und Naabtal erleben
Rivers of Bavaria
Rivers of the Upper Palatine Forest
Rivers of Germany
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