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| Lohbach | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| States | Hesse |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Elbbach |
• coordinates | 50°27′15″N8°02′43″E / 50.4541°N 8.0453°E |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Elbbach→ Lahn→ Rhine→ North Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Frohnbach |
Lohbach is a small river of Hesse, Germany. It flows into the Elbbach near Hadamar. [1]
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