For the singer, see Richard Tauber. For the mathematician, see Alfred Tauber.
| The Tauber near Waldenhausen (Wertheim am Main) | |
| Location | Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Germany |
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| Reference no. | DE: 246 |
| Length | 130.63 km |
| Source | near Weikersholz 49°15′00″N 10°06′53″E / 49.25°N 10.114861°E / 49.25; 10.114861Coordinates: 49°15′00″N 10°06′53″E / 49.25°N 10.114861°E / 49.25; 10.114861 |
| Source height | 447 m above sea level |
| Mouth | near Wertheim am Main into the Main 49°45′48″N 9°30′49″E / 49.763389°N 9.513722°E / 49.763389; 9.513722 |
| Mouth height | 136 m above sea level |
| Descent | 311 m |
| Basin | Rhine |
| Progression | Main → Rhine → North Sea |
| Catchment | 1,809.54 km² |
| Discharge | Average mid: 0,63 m³/s 2,64 m³/s 6,94 m³/s 9,90 m³/s dep1 |
| Large towns | Bad Mergentheim, Wertheim am Main |
| Small towns | Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Creglingen, Röttingen, Weikersheim, Lauda-Königshofen, Tauberbischofsheim |
The Tauber is a river in Franconia, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Main and is 122 km in length. The name derives from the Celtic word for water (compare: Dover).
It flows through Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Creglingen, Weikersheim, Bad Mergentheim, Tauberbischofsheim, and flows into the river Main in Wertheim am Main.
There is a medieval bridge over the river near Rothenburg ob der Tauber.