Main

right tributary of Rhine river in Germany

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The Main is a river in Germany that flows into the Rhine River from the right side. It matters because it serves as an important waterway for transportation and commerce in the region.

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Instance of: river
Country: Germany
Located in: Hesse
Continent: Europe
Elevation: 83
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Image: Würzburg Löwenbrücke.jpg
Length: 524

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tributary: Red Main
Commons category: Main (river)
mouth of the watercourse: Rhine
category for the water basin: Category:Main (river) basin
topic's main category: Category:Main (river)
Commons gallery: Main
watershed area: 27292
drainage basin: Rhine basin
origin of the watercourse: White Main
discharge: 195
basin country: Germany
different from: Men
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hashtag: Mainriver

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Encyclopedic overview

The Main ( German pronunciation: [ˈmaɪn] ) is the longest tributary of the Rhine, one of the major European rivers. It rises as the White Main in the Fichtel Mountains of northeastern Bavaria and flows west through central Germany for 525 kilometres (326 mi) to meet the Rhine below Rüsselsheim, Hesse. The cities of Mainz and Wiesbaden are close to the confluence.

The largest cities on the Main are Frankfurt am Main, Offenbach am Main and Würzburg. It is the longest river lying entirely in Germany (if the Weser-Werra are considered separate).

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