Weiße Traun

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Weiße Traun
Weisse Traun.JPG
Country Germany
States Bavaria
Physical characteristics
River mouth Traun
47°49′58″N12°38′47″E / 47.8328°N 12.6464°E / 47.8328; 12.6464 Coordinates: 47°49′58″N12°38′47″E / 47.8328°N 12.6464°E / 47.8328; 12.6464
Length 13.8 km (8.6 mi) [1]
Basin features
Progression TraunAlzInnDanubeBlack Sea

Weiße Traun is a river of Bavaria, Germany. It is formed at the confluence of the Fischbach and the Seetraun south of Ruhpolding. At its confluence with the Rote Traun near Siegsdorf, the Traun is formed.

Bavaria State in Germany

Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a landlocked federal state of Germany, occupying its southeastern corner. With an area of 70,550.19 square kilometres, Bavaria is the largest German state by land area comprising roughly a fifth of the total land area of Germany. With 13 million inhabitants, it is Germany's second-most-populous state after North Rhine-Westphalia. Bavaria's main cities are Munich and Nuremberg.

Germany Federal parliamentary republic in central-western Europe

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central and Western Europe, lying between the Baltic and North Seas to the north, and the Alps, Lake Constance and the High Rhine to the south. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, France to the southwest, and Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands to the west.

Fischbach is a river of Bavaria, Germany and of Salzburg,Austria.

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References

  1. Complete table of the Bavarian Waterbody Register by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (xls, 10.3 MB)