Aar | |
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Location | |
Country | Germany |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Taunus |
Mouth | |
• location | Lahn |
• coordinates | 50°22′7″N 8°0′20″E / 50.36861°N 8.00556°E |
Length | 49.7 km (30.9 mi) [1] |
Basin size | 313 km2 (121 sq mi) [2] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Lahn→ Rhine→ North Sea |
The Aar is a 50-kilometre-long (31 mi) river in western Germany, left tributary of the Lahn.[1] It rises in the Taunus mountains, near Taunusstein. It flows generally north through the towns Taunusstein, Bad Schwalbach, Aarbergen and Hahnstätten. It flows into the Lahn in Diez.