What is Nahe?
The '''Nahe''' is a [[river]] in [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], [[Germany]], a left [[tributary]] to the [[Rhine]]. It is also a famous [[wine region]] of [[Germany]]. The name Nahe comes from the Latin word ''Nava'', which is of Celtic origin and means ''the wild river''. The Nahe separates the northern part of the [[Palatinate (region)|Palatinate]] from the [[Hunsrück]]. It rises in the area of Nohfelden ([[Saarland]]), flowing through Rhineland-Palatinate and joining the Rhine river in [[Bingen]]. Its length is {{convert|116|km|mi|1|lk=on|abbr=on}}. Towns along the Nahe include [[Idar-Oberstein]], [[Kirn]], [[Bad Kreuznach]] and Bingen. {{Commonscat|Nahe (river)}} {{multistub|Geo|Europe}} [[Category:Rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate]]