Glan (Nahe)

The Glan is a river in southwestern Germany, right tributary of the Nahe. It is approximately 68 km (42 miles) long. It rises in the Saarland, northwest of Homburg. It flows generally north, through Rhineland-Palatinate, and empties into the Nahe near Odernheim am Glan, at Staudernheim, across the Nahe from Bad Sobernheim. Other towns along the Glan are Altenglan, Glan-Münchweiler, Lauterecken and Meisenheim.

Glan
The source of the Glan in Höchen
Catchment and course[1]
Location
Location	Germany Saarland Rhineland-Palatinate
Reference no.	DE: 2546
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	in Höchen
• coordinates	49°23′29″N 7°16′33″E
• elevation	ca. 480 m above sea level (NHN)
Mouth
• location	After flowing through Odernheim below Staudernheim from the right into the Nahe
• coordinates	49°46′34″N 7°42′52″E
• elevation	ca. 131 m above sea level (NHN)
Length	89.67 km [2]
Basin size	1,221.976 km² [2]
Basin features
Progression	Nahe → Rhine → North Sea
River system	Rhine
Landmarks	Small towns: Bexbach, Lauterecken, Meisenheim
Tributaries
• left	Kohlbach, Ohmbach, Kuselbach, Steinalp, Jeckenbach
• right	Mohrbach, Reichenbach, Talbach, (Wald)-Lauter, Odenbach,
Bridge over the Glan in Meisenheim Nature reserve near the confluence

Etymology

The Celtic root of the name comes either from glann (shining) or from glen (U-shaped valley).

See also

• List of rivers of Saarland
• List of rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate

References

1. The colour change on the map on merging with the - also highlighted – Lauter represents the classification of the Glans downstream as a waterbody of the 1st order; analogous to the Vorfluter Nahe.
2. Geoexplorer of the Rhineland-Palatinate Water Authority (Wasserwirtschaftsverwaltung Rheinland-Pfalz)