Saale
Sign in to saveThe 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 distinguished from the smaller Franconian Saale, a right-bank tributary of the Main, or the Saale in Lower Saxony, a tributary of the Leine.
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The Saale is a river in Germany that flows into the Elbe River as one of its major tributaries from the left side. It is an important waterway in central Germany, and the name "Saale" is also applied to smaller rivers in other regions of the country, which can make it worth distinguishing by its regional names—the Saxon Saale or Thuringian Saale.
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- The Saale has its source in the Fichtel Mountains in northeastern Franconia (Bavaria) and flows into the Elbe at Barby, Saxony-Anhalt.
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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 distinguished from the smaller Franconian Saale, a right-bank tributary of the Main, or the Saale in Lower Saxony, a tributary of the Leine.
==Etymology== The name Saale comes from the Proto-Indo-European root 'marsh', akin to Welsh 'river meadow', Cornish 'estuary', Greek 'marsh, meadow', Sanskrit 'lake, pond', Sárasvati 'sacred river', Old Persian Harauvati 'Hārūt River; Arachosia', Avestan , idem. It may also be related to the Indo-European root , "salt".