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The Neckar ( German pronunciation: [ˈnɛkaʁ] ⓘ) is a 362-kilometre-long (225 mi) river in Germany, mainly flowing through the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg, with a short section through Hesse. The Neckar is a major right tributary of the Rhine. Rising in the Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis near Schwenningen in the Schwenninger Moos ...
- 13,928 km² (5,378 sq mi)
- Black Forest
- 362.4 km (225.2 mi)
- Germany
Neckar River, Germany. Neckar River, river, a right-bank tributary of the Rhine in southwestern Germany; it is 228 miles (367 km) long, rising in the Black Forest (Schwarzwald) near Schwenningen am Neckar, near the headwaters of the Danube River. The Neckar flows north and northeast, along the northwestern edge of the Swabian Jura (Schwäbische ...
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The Neckar is a 362 kilometre long river that flows through the south-western part of Germany. It rises in the Schwarzwald-Baar district near Schwenningen at an elevation of 706 metres and eventually joins the Rhine river at Mannheim. There are many historic towns and cities along the river Neckar. The banks of the river are also an important ...
The Neckar is a 362-kilometre-long river in Germany, mainly flowing through the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg, with a short section through Hesse. The Neckar is a major right tributary of the Rhine. Rising in the Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis near Schwenningen in the Schwenninger Moos conservation area at a height of 706 m above sea level, it passes through Rottweil, Rottenburg am Neckar ...
Germany’s oldest and most famous university town, Heidelberg is known for its striking Old Town, beautiful setting on the Neckar River, and evocative hilltop castle. Destroyed by French troops in the 1690s, rebuilt during the 18th century, and miraculously unscathed during World War II, it’s proved…
Black Forest, mountain region, Baden-Wurttemberg state, southwestern Germany, source of the Danube and Neckar rivers. It occupies an area of 2,320 square miles and extends toward the northeast for about 100 miles from Sackingen on the Upper Rhine River (at the Swiss border) to Durlach (east of Karlsruhe).
Built in 1435, the Town Hall on the Marktplatz square was adorned with an ornate astronomical clock in 1511 that is still operational today. The annual punt race around the Neckar River island guarantees plenty of riotous entertainment in Tübingen's events calendar. The waterfront, which features Hölderlin Tower – one of the town's most ...
