__NOTOC__ The Naab ( Czech: ''Nába'') is a

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the ...

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 ...

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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 at the

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is . The Naab is formed by the confluence of the

and the

Haidenaab The Haidenaab is the right and western headstream of the River Naab in the Upper Palatinate in the south German state of Bavaria. At its confluence with the Waldnaab near Luhe-Wildenau, the Naab is formed. Course The river rises in the distr ...

in Luhe-Wildenau, south of

Weiden in der Oberpfalz Weiden in der Oberpfalz (official name: Weiden i.d.OPf.; Northern Bavarian: ''Weidn in da Owapfalz'') is a district-free city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located east of Nuremberg and west of the Czech border. A branch of the German Army is loca ...

. 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 Schwandorf is a town on the river Naab in the Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, which is the seat of the Schwandorf district. Sights * Catholic parish church of St. Jakob * Kreuzberg Church: Catholic parish, monastic and pilgrimage church of ...

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

near Regensburg.

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,´

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Jura aktiv Labertal und Naabtal erleben
Rivers of Bavaria Rivers of the Upper Palatine Forest Rivers of Germany {{Bavaria-river-stub

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