Main 19745 224992505 2008-07-11T10:32:22Z Thijs!bot 1392310 robot Adding: [[sk:Mohan]] {{selfref|For the Wikipedia main page, see [[Main Page]].}} {{For|the American state|Maine}} {{otheruses}} {{Infobox_River | river_name = Main | image_name = Würzburg Löwenbrücke.jpg | caption = The Main in [[Würzburg]]. | origin = [[Upper Franconia]] | mouth = [[Rhine]] | basin_countries = [[Germany]] | length_km = 529 | elevation = | discharge_m3/s = 200 | watershed_km2 = 27292 }} [[Image:Fluss Main in Deutschland.PNG|thumb|Map showing the position of the Main in Germany]] The '''Main''' ({{IPA2|maɪn}}) is a [[river]] in [[Germany]], 524&nbsp;km (329 miles) long (including White Main, 574&nbsp;km (357 mi)), and it is one of the more significant tributaries of the [[Rhine]]. The Main flows through the [[States of Germany|German states]] of [[Bavaria]], [[Baden-Württemberg]] (forming the border with Bavaria for some distance) and [[Hesse]]. Its watershed competes with the [[Danube]] for water; as a result, many of its boundaries are identical with those of the [[European Watershed]]. The Main rises near [[Kulmbach]] at the joining of its two headstreams, the [[Red Main]] and the [[White Main]]. The Red Main rises in the [[Frankish Alb]], 50&nbsp;km (30 mi) in length, and runs through [[Creussen]] and [[Bayreuth]]. The White Main rises in the mountains of the [[Fichtelgebirge]]; it is 41&nbsp;km (25 mi) long. Major tributaries of the Main are the [[Regnitz]], the [[Fränkische Saale]], the [[Tauber]], and the [[Nidda River|Nidda]]. [[Image:JuliusBeckmannMainFrankfurt gobeirne.jpg|thumb|left|Shipping on the Main, Frankfurt.]] ==Navigation== The Main is navigable for shipping from its mouth at the Rhine close to [[Mainz]] for 396&nbsp;km to [[Bamberg]]. Since 1992, the Main has been connected to the [[Danube]] via the [[Rhine-Main-Danube Canal]] and the highly regulated [[Altmühl]] river. The river has been canalized with 34 large locks (300&nbsp;m × 12&nbsp;m, 984 feet × 39 feet) to allow CEMT class V (110&nbsp;m × 11.45&nbsp;m, 360 ft × 37.5 ft) vessels to navigate the total length of the river. The 16 locks in the adjacent Rhine-Main-Danube Canal and the Danube itself are of the same dimensions. ==Ports and municipalities== [[Image:Mainspitze fg01.JPG|thumb|right|Confluence into the Rhine.]] Around Frankfurt are several large inland ports. Because the river is rather narrow on many of the upper reaches, navigation with larger vessels and push convoys requires great skill. The largest city along the Main is [[Frankfurt am Main]]. After the junction of its headstreams, the Main passes the following towns and cities: [[Burgkunstadt]], [[Lichtenfels]], [[Staffelstein]], [[Eltmann]], [[Haßfurt]], [[Schweinfurt]], [[Volkach]], [[Kitzingen]], [[Marktbreit]], [[Ochsenfurt]], [[Würzburg]], [[Karlstadt]], [[Gemünden]], [[Lohr]], [[Marktheidenfeld]], [[Wertheim am Main]], [[Miltenberg]], [[Obernburg]], [[Aschaffenburg]], [[Seligenstadt]], [[Hainburg]], [[Hanau]], [[Offenbach]], [[Frankfurt]], [[Hattersheim]], [[Flörsheim]], and [[Rüsselsheim]]. The river has gained enormous importance as a vital part of European "[[Pan-European corridors|Corridor VII]]", the inland waterway link from [[North Sea|the North Sea]] to the [[Black Sea]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.noordersoft.com/indexen.html | title=NoorderSoft Waterways Database | accessdate=2007-10-24}}<!-- This link is actually somewhat borderline. We can probably do better than this. --></ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{commonscat|Main (River)}} {{Rhine Tributaries}} [[Category:Geography of Hesse]] [[Category:Geography of Bavaria]] [[Category:Geography of Baden-Württemberg]] [[Category:Frankfurt]] [[Category:Rivers of Germany]] [[Category:Rhine basin]] {{Link FA|de}} {{Link FA|lmo}} [[ar:ماين (نهر)]] [[br:Main]] [[ca:Main]] [[cs:Mohan]] [[da:Main]] [[de:Main]] [[et:Main]] [[el:Μάιν]] [[es:Río Meno]] [[eo:Majno (rivero)]] [[fr:Main (rivière)]] [[gl:Río Main]] [[ko:메인 강]] [[hy:Մայն]] [[hr:Majna]] [[id:Sungai Main]] [[it:Meno (fiume)]] [[he:מיין (נהר)]] [[la:Moenus]] [[lv:Maina]] [[lb:Main]] [[lmo:Mèn]] [[mr:माइन नदी]] [[nl:Main]] [[ja:マイン川]] [[no:Main]] [[nn:Main]] [[nds:Main]] [[pl:Men]] [[pt:Rio Meno]] [[ksh:Main (Floß)]] [[ro:Main]] [[ru:Майн (река)]] [[sq:Main]] [[simple:Main]] [[sk:Mohan]] [[fi:Main]] [[sv:Main]] [[zh:美因河]]