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Neckar - Definition and Overview

The Neckar is a river in Germany, a major tributary of the River Rhine, which it joins at Mannheim. Rising in the Black Forest, it flows through a steep valley in the Odenwald hills and passes through Tübingen, Nürtingen, Esslingen, Stuttgart, and Heidelberg. The total length of the Neckar from its source near Villingen-Schwenningen to the Rhine is 367 km.

Neckar in Heidelberg, Germany. This photo is in the Public Domain.

Towns along the Neckar

Watershed of the Neckar River

From its source to its confluence with the Rhine:


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