Editing Werra

{{short description|River in central Germany}}
{{About|the German river Werra|the residents' association located in [[Surrey]]|WERRA}}
{{infobox river
| name               = Werra
| map                = Verlaufskarte Werra.png
| map_size           = 
| map_caption        = Course of the Werra
| image              = 
| image_size         =
| image_caption      = 
| mapframe           = yes
| mapframe-zoom      = 7
| subdivision_type1  = Country
| subdivision_name1  = [[Germany]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[States of Germany|States]]
| subdivision_name2  = {{hlist|[[Hesse]]|[[Lower Saxony]]|[[Thuringia]]}}
| length = {{convert|299.6|km|mi|abbr=on}} <ref name="Länge">Messung über [http://geographie.giersbeck.de/werra-einzeln.kmz Geopfad] (kmz, 66 kB). Die Werte von 292,1 km (ohne Quellbäche) bzw. 298,7 km (über Quelle am Eselsberg) wurden um 0,9 km nach oben korrigiert, da laut hessischer Stationierung die Ulstermündung an km 161,6 liegt, im Geopfad jedoch an 160,7.</ref>
| width_avg = 
| depth_avg = 
| source1_location = 
| source1_coordinates = {{Coord|50.4997|10.96478|type:river_region:DE-TH|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| source1_elevation = {{Höhe|797|DE-NN|link=true }}
| mouth_location = confluence with the [[Fulda (river)|Fulda]]<br />in [[Hann. Münden]] to form the [[Weser]]
| mouth_coordinates = {{Coord|51.42097496|9.6491679|type:river_region:DE-NI|format=dms|display=inline}}
| mouth_elevation = {{Höhe|116.5|DE-NN|link=true}}
| basin_population = 
| basin_landmarks = {{ubl
 | Large towns: [[Meiningen]], [[Eisenach]], [[Eschwege]], [[Hann. Münden]]
 | Small towns: [[Bad Salzungen]], [[Vacha, Germany|Vacha]], [[Creuzburg]], [[Treffurt]] 
 }}
| progression = {{RWeser}}
| basin_size = {{convert|5496|km2|abbr=on}} {{GeoQuelle|DE-NI|UK}} 
| discharge1_location =  am Pegel Meiningen<ref name="Jahrbuch">[http://cdl.niedersachsen.de/blob/images/C53168470_L20.pdf Gewässerkundliches Jahrbuch Weser-Ems 2005] - PDF, 6,7 MB</ref>
| discharge1_avg = {{convert|14.0|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}
| discharge2_location = Vacha<ref name="Jahrbuch"/>
| discharge2_avg = {{convert|23.6|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}} 
| discharge3_location =  Gerstungen<ref name="Jahrbuch"/>
| discharge3_avg = {{convert|30.9|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}
| discharge4_location =  Frankenroda<ref name="Jahrbuch"/>
| discharge4_avg = {{convert|40.6|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}
| discharge5_location = Allendorf<ref name="Jahrbuch"/>
| discharge5_avg = {{convert|46.5|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}  {{ubl
  |'''Location:'''<br>Letzter Heller, bei Hann. Münden<ref name="Jahrbuch"/>
  |'''Average&nbsp;rate:''' {{convert|51.2|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}
 }}
| tributaries_right = [[Schleuse (river)|Schleuse]], [[Hasel (Werra)|Hasel]], [[Hörsel]]
| tributaries_left = [[Ulster (river)|Ulster]], [[Felda (Werra)|Felda]], [[Wehre]]
| waterbodies = 
| ports = 
| custom_label = Navigable
| custom_data = {{convert|89|km|mi|abbr=on}}; motor boats in places, but not throughout
| extra = 
}}

The '''Werra''' ({{IPA|de|ˈvɛʁa|-|De-Werra.ogg}}), a river in central [[Germany]], is the [[Bank (geography)|right-bank]] [[headwater]] of the [[Weser]]. "Weser" is a synonym in an old dialect of German. The Werra has its source near [[Eisfeld]] in southern [[Thuringia]]. After {{convert|293|km|mi}} the Werra joins the river [[Fulda (river)|Fulda]] in the town of [[Hann. Münden]], forming the Weser. If the Werra is included as part of the Weser, the Weser is the longest river entirely within German territory at {{Convert|744|km|mi}}.

Its valley, the {{lang|de|Werratal}}, has many tributaries and is a relative lull between the [[Rhön Mountains]] and the [[Thuringian Forest]].

Its attractions include Eiben Forest near [[Dermbach]], an unusual sandstone cave at [[Walldorf]], the deepest lake in Germany formed by [[subsidence]] (near [[Bernshausen]]), and [[Krayenburg]], the ruins of a castle.

The towns and main settlements along the Werra are [[Hildburghausen]], [[Meiningen]], [[Bad Salzungen]], [[Tiefenort]], [[Merkers-Kieselbach]], [[Vacha, Germany|Vacha]], [[Heringen]], [[Philippsthal (Werra)|Philippsthal]], [[Gerstungen]], [[Wanfried]], [[Eschwege]], [[Bad Sooden-Allendorf]], [[Witzenhausen]] and Hannoversch Münden.

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Werra Treffurt.JPG|The Werra near [[Treffurt]]
File:Werra bei Creuzburg.JPG|The Werra near [[Creuzburg]]
File:Eschwege - Houses on the river Werra.jpg|The Werra in [[Eschwege]]
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Werra Viaduct, Hedemünden]]
*[[List of rivers of Thuringia]]
*[[List of rivers of Hesse]]
*[[List of rivers of Lower Saxony]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{Commons-inline}}

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[[Category:Werra basin| ]]
[[Category:Rivers of Hesse]]
[[Category:Rivers of Lower Saxony]]
[[Category:Rivers of Thuringia]]
[[Category:Federal waterways in Germany]]
[[Category:Rivers of Germany]]