The Southern Regnitz (, ) is a river of

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and

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. The source of the 33.8 km long river is near the village of Hranice, in

Cheb District Cheb District () is a Okres, district in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Cheb. It is the westernmost district of the Czech Republic. Administrative division Cheb District is divided into three Districts of ...

. It forms the border of Germany with the Czech Republic in the extreme northeast of

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and then runs into Bavaria to join the

Saale The Saale (), also known as the Saxon Saale ( ) and Thuringian Saale (), is a river in Germany and a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. It is not to be confused with the smaller Fränkische Saale, Franconian Saale, a right-bank tributary of the M ...

river near the city of Hof.

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Rivers of Bavaria Rivers of the Karlovy Vary Region Rivers of Germany International rivers of Europe Czech Republic–Germany border Border rivers {{CzechRepublic-river-stub

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