| Lauter | |
|---|---|
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Scheibenhard_Lauter_273.jpg) The Lauter between Scheibenhard and Scheibenhardt | |
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| Location | |
| Countries | Germany and France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Palatine Forest |
| Mouth | |
• location | Rhine |
• coordinates | 48°59′6″N 8°16′4″E / 48.98500°N 8.26778°E |
| Length | 55 km (34 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rhine→ North Sea |
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The Lauter (in its upper course also: Wieslauter) is a river in Germany and France.
The Lauter is a left tributary of the Rhine. Its length is 55 kilometres (34 mi), of which 39 km is in France and on the France–Germany border.[1] It is formed by the confluence of two headstreams (Scheidbach and Wartenbach) north of Hinterweidenthal in the Palatine Forest in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It flows through Dahn, crosses the border with France, flows through Wissembourg, and then forms the French-German international boundary until its confluence with the Rhine near Lauterbourg and Neuburg am Rhein.