Nister (river)

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

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 size246 km2 (95 sq mi) [1]
Basin features
ProgressionSieg→ Rhine→ North Sea
The Schwarze Nister in the Bacher Lay near Bad Marienberg
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.

See also

References
  1. Hydrographic Directory of the NRW State Office for Nature, the Environment and Consumer Protection (Gewässerverzeichnis des Landesamtes für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz NRW 2010) (xls; 4.67 MB)


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