Saale

The Saale, also known as the Saxon Saale and Thuringian Saale, is a river in Germany and a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. It is not to be confused with the smaller Franconian Saale, a right-bank tributary of the Main, or the Saale in Lower Saxony, a tributary of the Leine.
  • Country: Germany
  • States: Bavaria · Thuringia · Saxony-Anhalt
  • Reference no.: DE: 56
  • Length: 413 km (257 mi)
  • Basin size: 24,167 km² (9,331 sq mi)
  • Progression: Elbe→ North Sea
  • Landmarks: Cities: Jena, Halle (Saale) · Large towns: Hof (Saale), Saalfeld/Saale, Rudolstadt, Naumburg (Saale), Weißenfels, Merseburg, Bernburg (Saale)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org