Nister (river)
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Nister | |
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Location | |
Country | Germany |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Westerwald |
Mouth | |
• location | Sieg |
• coordinates | 50°46′33″N 7°42′29″E / 50.77583°N 7.70806°ECoordinates: 50°46′33″N 7°42′29″E / 50.77583°N 7.70806°E |
Length | 64 km (40 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Sieg→ Rhine→ North Sea |
The Nister, also called the Great Nister (German: Große Nister) to distinguish it from its tributary, the Black Nister, is a river in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
The Nister is a right tributary of the Sieg. It is 64 km (40 mi) long. Its source is in the Westerwald hills, near Willingen. It flows south of Bad Marienberg and north of Hachenburg. Near Wissen the Nister flows into the Sieg.
It flows through the rocky upland region known as Kroppach Switzerland.
See also[]
Categories:
- Tributaries of the Sieg
- Rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate
- Rivers of the Westerwald
- Rivers of Germany
- Germany river stubs
- Rhineland-Palatinate geography stubs