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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.

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Nister
The Nister between Wissen and Helmeroth
Location
Country	Germany
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Westerwald
Mouth
• location	Sieg
• coordinates	50°46′33″N 7°42′29″E
Length	64 km (40 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Sieg→ Rhine→ North Sea

The Nister is a right tributary of the Sieg. It is 64 km (40 mi) long. 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

• List of rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate

На других языках

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[de] Nister (Sieg)

Die Nister, auch Große Nister genannt, ist ein knapp 64 km langer, orographisch linker und südlicher Zufluss der Sieg in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland.

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- [en] Nister (river)

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