Alz
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The Alz is a river
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...

 in Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...

, southern Germany
Germany
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, the only discharge of the Chiemsee
Chiemsee
Chiemsee is a freshwater lake in Bavaria, Germany, between Rosenheim, Germany, and Salzburg, Austria. It is often called the Bavarian Sea. The rivers Tiroler Achen and Prien flow into the lake; the river Alz, out of it...

. Its origin is on the northern shore near Seebruck
Seeon-Seebruck
Seeon-Seebruck is a municipality in the district of Traunstein in Bavaria in Germany. It lies on the northern end of lake Chiemsee. It is located near the origin of the river Alz.-Municipal districts:* Seebruck* Seeon* Truchtlaching...

. It is a right tributary of the Inn
Inn River
The Inn is a river in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. It is a right tributary of the Danube and is approximately 500km long. The highest point of its drainage basin is the summit of Piz Bernina, at 4,049 metres.- Geography :...

, into which it flows in Marktl. Other towns on the Alz are Altenmarkt an der Alz
Altenmarkt an der Alz
Altenmarkt an der Alz is a municipality in the district of Traunstein in Bavaria, Germany....

, Trostberg
Trostberg
Trostberg is a town in the district of Traunstein, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Alz, 19 km northwest of Traunstein.-History:During World War II, a subcamp of Dachau concentration camp was located in the town....

, Garching an der Alz
Garching an der Alz
Garching is a municipality in the district of Altötting in Bavaria in Germany....

 and Burgkirchen an der Alz
Burgkirchen an der Alz
Burgkirchen an der Alz is a municipality in the district of Altötting, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Alz, 8 km west of Burghausen....

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The Alz is divided into the Obere Alz (upper Alz) and the Untere Alz (lower Alz). The section from the Chiemsee up to Altenmarkt is called the Obere Alz. The section from Altenmarkt to the mouth in Marktl is called the Untere Alz.

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