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Nister (river)

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The Nister (German pronunciation: [ˈnɪstɐ]), also called the Great Nister (German: Große Nister) to distinguish it from its tributary, the Black Nister, is a river in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

CountryGermany
locationWesterwald
location
Sieg
coordinates
50°46′33″N 7°42′29″E
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Nister
The Nister between Wissen and Helmeroth
Location
CountryGermany
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationWesterwald
Mouth 
 • location
Sieg
 • coordinates
50°46′33″N 7°42′29″E
Length63.8 km (39.6 mi)[1]
Basin size
246 km2 (95 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
Progression‹See Tfd›

Sieg→ ‹See Tfd›

Rhine→ North Sea
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The Schwarze Nister in the Bacher Lay near Bad Marienberg
Hydropower plant at Marienstatt Abbey at the Nister
The Valley of the Nister near Höhn in March

The Nister is a right tributary of the Sieg. It is 64 km (40 mi) long.[1] Its source is in the Westerwald hills, near Willingen. It flows south of Bad Marienberg and north of Hachenburg. Near Wissen the Nister flows into the Sieg.

It flows through the rocky upland region known as Kroppach Switzerland.

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