Wipper | |
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Location | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony-Anhalt |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Harz |
Mouth | |
• location | Saale |
• coordinates | 51°47′14″N 11°43′6″E / 51.78722°N 11.71833°E |
Length | 85 km (53 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Saale→ Elbe→ North Sea |
The Wipper is a river in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. A left tributary of the Saale, the Wipper is 85 kilometres (53 mi) long. Its name comes from the old German word Uipparaha, which means "singing, bouncing river".
The Wipper originates in the southeastern Harz, near Harzgerode at the bottom of Auerberg mountain. The Wipper joins the Saale in Bernburg.
The following rivers are tributaries of the Wipper: [1] [2]
The following towns and cities lie along the Wipper:
Wipper | |
---|---|
Location | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony-Anhalt |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Harz |
Mouth | |
• location | Saale |
• coordinates | 51°47′14″N 11°43′6″E / 51.78722°N 11.71833°E |
Length | 85 km (53 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Saale→ Elbe→ North Sea |
The Wipper is a river in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. A left tributary of the Saale, the Wipper is 85 kilometres (53 mi) long. Its name comes from the old German word Uipparaha, which means "singing, bouncing river".
The Wipper originates in the southeastern Harz, near Harzgerode at the bottom of Auerberg mountain. The Wipper joins the Saale in Bernburg.
The following rivers are tributaries of the Wipper: [1] [2]
The following towns and cities lie along the Wipper: