Tauber

River in Germany

49°15′00″N 10°06′53″E / 49.25°N 10.114861°E / 49.25; 10.114861 • elevation447 m above sea level (NN) Mouth

• location

near Wertheim am Main into the Main

• coordinates

49°45′48″N 9°30′49″E / 49.763389°N 9.513722°E / 49.763389; 9.513722

• elevation

136 m above sea level (NN)Length131.7 km (81.8 mi) ^[1]Basin size1,809 km² (698 sq mi) ^[1]Discharge • locationat Bockenfeld Gauge • average0.63 m³/s (22 cu ft/s) Discharge • locationArchshofen • average2.64 m³/s (93 cu ft/s) Discharge • locationBad Mergentheim • average6.94 m³/s (245 cu ft/s) Discharge • locationTauberbischofsheim • average9.90 m³/s (350 cu ft/s) Basin featuresProgressionMain→ Rhine→ North SeaLandmarks

Large towns: Bad Mergentheim, Wertheim am Main
Small towns: Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Creglingen, Röttingen, Weikersheim, Lauda-Königshofen, Tauberbischofsheim

The Tauber (German: [ˈtaʊbɐ]) is a river in Franconia (Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria), Germany. It is a left tributary of the Main and is 132 km (82 mi) in length. The name derives from the Celtic word for water (compare: Dover).

It flows through Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Creglingen, Weikersheim, Bad Mergentheim, Königshofen, Tauberbischofsheim, and flows into the river Main in Wertheim am Main. The Tauber Valley Cycleway is a bicycle path which runs about 101 km along the course of the river.

There is a medieval bridge over the river near Rothenburg ob der Tauber.