Tauber
Sign in to saveThe 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).
Key facts
- 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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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.