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Glan (Nahe)

Coordinates: 49°23′29″N 7°16′33″E / 49.39139°N 7.27583°E / 49.39139; 7.27583
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Glan
The source of the Glan in Höchen
Catchment and course[1]
Location
CountryGermany
StatesSaarland
Rhineland-Palatinate
Reference no.DE: 2546
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationin Höchen
 • coordinates49°23′29″N 7°16′33″E / 49.39139°N 7.27583°E / 49.39139; 7.27583
 • elevationca. 480 m above sea level (NHN)
Mouth 
 • location
After flowing through Odernheim below Staudernheim from the right into the Nahe
 • coordinates
49°46′34″N 7°42′52″E / 49.77611°N 7.71444°E / 49.77611; 7.71444
 • elevation
ca. 131 m above sea level (NHN)
Length89.67 km [2]
Basin size1,221.976 km² [2]
Basin features
ProgressionNahe → Rhine → North Sea
River systemRhine
LandmarksSmall towns: Bexbach, Lauterecken, Meisenheim
Tributaries 
 • leftKohlbach, Ohmbach, Kuselbach, Steinalp, Jeckenbach
 • rightMohrbach, Reichenbach, Talbach, (Wald)-Lauter, Odenbach,
Bridge over the Glan in Meisenheim
Nature reserve near the confluence

The Glan (German pronunciation: [ɡlaːn] ) is a river in southwestern Germany, right tributary of the Nahe. It is approximately 68 km (42 miles) long. It rises in the Saarland, northwest of Homburg. It flows generally north, through Rhineland-Palatinate, and empties into the Nahe near Odernheim am Glan, at Staudernheim, across the Nahe from Bad Sobernheim. Other towns along the Glan are Altenglan, Glan-Münchweiler, Lauterecken and Meisenheim.

Etymology

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The Celtic root of the name comes either from glann (shining) or from glen (U-shaped valley).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The colour change on the map on merging with the - also highlighted – Lauter represents the classification of the Glans downstream as a waterbody of the 1st order; analogous to the Vorfluter Nahe.
  2. ^ a b Geoexplorer of the Rhineland-Palatinate Water Authority (Wasserwirtschaftsverwaltung Rheinland-Pfalz)