- Kinzig (Main)
Infobox River
river_name = Kinzig
caption = Kinzig
origin =Spessart , near Sinntal-Sterbfritz
mouth =Main
basin_countries = Germany
length = 82 km
elevation = 400 m
mouth_elevation = 100 m
discharge =
watershed = The Kinzig is ariver in southernHesse ,Germany . It is a right tributary of theMain . It is 82 km long. Its source is in theSpessart hills, nearSchlüchtern . The Kinzig flows into the Main inHanau . TheMain-Kinzig-Kreis (district) was named after the river. Towns along the Kinzig are Schlüchtern,Steinau an der Straße ,Bad Soden-Salmünster ,Gelnhausen , and Hanau.This river played a part in the
Battle of Hanau in October 1813, as Napoleon retreated back to the Rhine, after his defeat at theBattle of Leipzig .
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