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Rivers of Bavaria

  • DanubeThe river known as the Danube begins its journey in the Black Forest of Germany. Its longest headstream, the Breg, rises in Furtwangen im Schwarzwald.
  • SaaleThe name Saale emerges from the Proto-Indo-European root meaning marsh. This ancient word connects to Welsh terms for river meadow and Cornish words for…
  • Inn (river)The name Inn traces back to ancient Celtic words en and enios, which simply mean water. A document from 1338 refers to the river as Wasser, the German word…