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Hörsel
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The Hörsel () is a long river in Thuringia, Germany, right tributary of the Werra. It is formed by the confluence of two smaller rivers in Leinatal, at the northern edge of the Thuringian Forest. The Hörsel flows generally northwest through the towns Hörselgau, Wutha-Farnroda and Eisenach. It flows into the Werra in Hörschel, a village near Eisenach.

Key facts

River.name
Hörsel
River.image
ESA HOERSELDEICH.jpg
River.image_caption
The river Hörsel
River.source1_location
Thuringian Forest
River.mouth_location
Werra
River.subdivision_type1
Country
River.subdivision_name1
Germany
River.length_km
56

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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Course
  • Kleine Leina und (Wilde) Leina
  • Hörsel
  • Tributaries
  • See also
  • References

The Hörsel () is a long river in Thuringia, Germany, right tributary of the Werra. It is formed by the confluence of two smaller rivers in Leinatal, at the northern edge of the Thuringian Forest. The Hörsel flows generally northwest through the towns Hörselgau, Wutha-Farnroda and Eisenach. It flows into the Werra in Hörschel, a village near Eisenach.

== Course == As with many rivers, the name of the middle and lower reaches of the Hörsel was only extended to the upper reaches in the 20th century.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hörsel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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