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Thur | |
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River Thur andChurfirsten in Toggenburg | |
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Location | |
Country | Switzerland |
Cantons | St. Gallen,Thurgau,Zürich |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Wildhaus |
• coordinates | 47°14′00″N9°20′29″E / 47.233391°N 9.341527°E /47.233391; 9.341527 |
Mouth | |
• location | High Rhine (Hochrhein) |
• coordinates | 47°35′40″N8°35′27″E / 47.594474°N 8.590777°E /47.594474; 8.590777 |
Length | 135 km (84 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 1,696 km2 (655 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Rhine→North Sea |
Tributaries | |
• left | Murg |
• right | Necker,Sitter |
TheThur (Swiss Standard German pronunciation:[ˈtuːr]) is a 135-kilometre-long (84 mi) river in north-easternSwitzerland and atributary of theHigh Rhine (Hochrhein).[2]
The name was first attested in 886A.D. as Dura. In the 13th century, the spelling Turia appears, and in the 14th century Thûr, Tûr. The name has been interpreted as anOld European hydronym, from *durâ or *duriâ “river” from theIndo-European root *dhu “to run, to hurry”.
Turgowe, a village in theDuchy of Alamannia, was named after a body of water. The first mention of the village is slightly older than the earliest mention of the body of water. Around 745, it was cited in the village of Durgaugen. This led to the eventual naming of the canton asThurgau.
The river's source is nearWildhaus in the south-east of theToggenburg region in thecanton ofSt. Gallen, south ofSäntis mountain (Alpstein). NearUnterwasser, it formstwo waterfalls. Subsequently, it flows mainly northward through the Toggenburg Valley. NearLütisburg, it is joined by theNecker. Close to the town ofWil, it turns eastward and the Thur[3] continues through the canton ofThurgau, which is named after the river. AtBischofszell, at the confluence with theSitter, the Thur changes its direction and continues in a general westward direction, passing byFrauenfeld, the capital of Thurgau, where it is joined by the RiverMurg. The final 19 kilometres (12 mi) of the Thur is in thecanton of Zürich. North ofFlaach, it then flows into the RiverRhine (High Rhine) near the border between the canton of Zürich and the southern part of thecanton of Schaffhausen (Rüdlingen-Buchberg), just a short distance south of theborder with Germany. The mouth of the Thur lies only a few kilometers north of the confluence of the Rhine andTöss.
Tributaries are listed from source to mouth:
The River Thur,[4] undisturbed by any lake, from its source to its confluence with the Rhine, is a mountain stream that tends to rise sharply in water level under appropriate weather conditions. The biggest floods were in the years:
Thurweg (English:Thur path) is a 160-kilometerhiking trail that runs along the banks of the Thur river fromWildhaus toRüdlingen.The main attractions are:
47°35′34″N8°35′25″E / 47.59278°N 8.59028°E /47.59278; 8.59028
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