Tauber

The Tauber () is a river in Franconia (Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria), Germany. It is a left tributary of the Main and is in length. The name derives from the Celtic word for water (compare: Dover).

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River.name: Tauber
River.image: File:Tauberzell 40607.jpg
River.image_caption: The Tauber and the vineyards between Rothenburg and Creglingen
River.subdivision_type1: Country
River.subdivision_name1: Germany
River.subdivision_type2: States
River.subdivision_type3: Reference no.
River.subdivision_name3: DE: 246
River.length_km: 131.7
River.source1_location: near Weikersholz
River.mouth_location: near Wertheim am Main into the Main
River.basin_size_km2: 1,809
River.discharge1_location: at Bockenfeld Gauge
River.discharge2_location: Archshofen
River.discharge3_location: Bad Mergentheim
River.discharge4_location: Tauberbischofsheim

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Image: Tauber bei Waldenhausen 220505.jpg
Length: 130.63

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watershed area: 1809.5

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The Tauber () is a river in Franconia (Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria), Germany. It is a left tributary of the Main and is in length. The name derives from the Celtic word for water (compare: Dover).

== Course == It flows through Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Creglingen, Weikersheim, Bad Mergentheim, Königshofen, Tauberbischofsheim, and flows into the river Main in Wertheim am Main. The Tauber Valley Cycleway is a bicycle path which runs about 101 km along the course of the river.