The Nied 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 Lorraine

Lorraine (région)

Lorraine is one of the 27 régions of France. The administrative region has two cities of equal importance, Metz and Nancy. Metz is considered to be the official capital since that is where the regional parliament is situated...

, France

France

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, and Saarland

Saarland

Saarland is one of the sixteen states of Germany. The capital is Saarbrücken. It has an area of 2570 km² and 1,045,000 inhabitants. In both area and population, it is the smallest state in Germany other than the city-states...

, Germany

Germany

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, left tributary of the Saar River

Saar River

The Saar is a river in northeastern France and western Germany, and a right tributary of the Moselle. It rises in the Vosges mountains on the border of Alsace and Lorraine and flows northwards into the Moselle near Trier. It has two headstreams , that both start near Mont Donon, the highest peak...

. It has two headstreams, the Nied allemande ("German Nied") and the Nied française ("French Nied"), that join in Condé-Northen

Condé-Northen

Condé-Northen is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Moselle department...

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The Nied française is the bigger of the two, 59 km long, with its source near Morhange

Morhange

Morhange is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France....

. Another town on the Nied française is Pange

Pange

Pange is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France....

. The Nied allemande is 57 km long, with its source in Seingbouse

Seingbouse

Seingbouse is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France....

, east of Saint-Avold

Saint-Avold

Saint-Avold is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.It is situated twenty-eight miles east of Metz and seventeen miles southwest of Saarbrücken....

. Another town on the Nied allemande is Faulquemont

Faulquemont

Faulquemont is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France....

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The united Nied is 55 km long, of which 16 km in Germany. It flows through Bouzonville

Bouzonville

Bouzonville is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.It lies from Metz and the same distance from Thionville.-History:...

, and joins the Saar in Rehlingen-Siersburg

Rehlingen-Siersburg

Rehlingen-Siersburg is a municipality in the district of Saarlouis, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated on the river Saar, approx. 8 km northwest of Saarlouis, and 30 km northwest of Saarbrücken....

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