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For the district of Frankfurt, see Nied (Frankfurt am Main).
Nied
The Nied at Bouzonville.Origin Lorraine Mouth Saar
49°23′39″N 6°39′58″E / 49.39417°N 6.66611°ECoordinates: 49°23′39″N 6°39′58″E / 49.39417°N 6.66611°EBasin countries France, Germany Length 114 km Avg. discharge 13 m³/s Basin area 1,370 km² The Nied is a river in Lorraine, France, and Saarland, Germany, left tributary of the Saar River. It has two headstreams, the Nied allemande ("German Nied") and the Nied française ("French Nied"), that join in Condé-Northen.
The Nied française is the bigger of the two, 59 km long, with its source near Morhange. Another town on the Nied française is Pange. The Nied allemande is 57 km long, with its source in Seingbouse, east of Saint-Avold. Another town on the Nied allemande is Faulquemont.
The united Nied is 55 km long, of which 16 km in Germany. It flows through Bouzonville, and joins the Saar in Rehlingen-Siersburg.
References
Categories:- Rivers of Saarland
- Rivers of France
- International rivers of Europe
- Moselle
- Saar basin
- Moselle geography stubs
- Saarland geography stubs
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