Glan (Palatinate)

Glan
The source of the Glan in Höchen
Catchment and course
Location	Germany Saarland Rhineland-Palatinate
Reference no.	DE: 2546
Physical characteristics
Main source	in Höchen ca. 480 m above sea level (NHN) 49°23′29″N 7°16′33″E / 49.39139°N 7.27583°E / 49.39139; 7.27583Coordinates: 49°23′29″N 7°16′33″E / 49.39139°N 7.27583°E / 49.39139; 7.27583
River mouth	After flowing through Odernheim below Staudernheim from the right into the Nahe ca. 131 m above sea level (NHN) 49°46′34″N 7°42′52″E / 49.77611°N 7.71444°E / 49.77611; 7.71444
Length	89.67 km
Basin features
Progression	Nahe → Rhine → North Sea
River system	Rhine
Basin size	1,221.976 km²
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

Germany

The Glan is a river in southwestern Germany, right tributary of the Nahe River. 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.

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