| Fulda | |
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 The Fulda in Kassel | |
 Course of the Fulda shown in red | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| States | Hesse andLower Saxony |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Rhön |
| • coordinates | 50°29′40″N9°56′42″E / 50.49444°N 9.94500°E /50.49444; 9.94500 |
| • elevation | 850 m (2,790 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Weser |
• coordinates | 51°25′16″N9°38′54″E / 51.42111°N 9.64833°E /51.42111; 9.64833 |
| Length | 220.4 km (137.0 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 6,947 km2 (2,682 sq mi)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Weser→North Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Schlitz,Eder |
| • right | Haune,Losse |
TheFulda (German pronunciation:[ˈfʊlda]ⓘ) is a river ofHesse andLower Saxony,Germany. It is one of two headstreams of theWeser (the other one being theWerra). The Fulda is 220.4 kilometres (137.0 mi) long.[1]
The river arises atWasserkuppe in theRhön mountains in Hesse. From there it runs northeast, flanked by theKnüll mountains in the west and theSeulingswald in the east. NearBebra it changes direction to the northwest.
After joining theEder river it flows straight north untilKassel, then changes direction to the northeast, with theKaufungen Forest east and the beginning of theReinhardswald forest northwest. The north end of the river meets the Werra inHannoversch Münden, Lower Saxony, where the Fulda and the Werra join to form the Weser river.
Cities along the Fulda include:
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