Alsenz (river)

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Alsenz
Location
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
Nahe
 • coordinates
49°48′27″N 7°50′33″E / 49.80750°N 7.84250°E / 49.80750; 7.84250Coordinates: 49°48′27″N 7°50′33″E / 49.80750°N 7.84250°E / 49.80750; 7.84250
Length57 km (35 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionNaheRhineNorth Sea

The Alsenz (German pronunciation: [ˈalzɛnt͡s] (listen)) is a river in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, a right tributary to the Nahe. It rises in Enkenbach-Alsenborn, north-east of Kaiserslautern, flows generally north, and joins the Nahe in Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg. Its length is roughly 57 kilometres (35 mi). Towns along the Alsenz include Winnweiler, Rockenhausen and Alsenz.