The Orla is a 35 km (22 mi) long river in eastern Thuringia, Germany. With its source near the town of Triptis, it is a right tributary to the river Saale. The Orla flows west through the towns Neustadt an der Orla and Pößneck, into the Saale in Orlamünde, 17 km (11 mi) south of Jena.[1][2]

Orla
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Location
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
Saale
 • coordinates
50°46′24″N 11°32′46″E / 50.7732°N 11.5462°E / 50.7732; 11.5462
Basin features
ProgressionSaaleElbeNorth Sea

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References

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  1. ^ "Orlamünde - Jena".
  2. ^ Ungewitter (1854). "Europe, Its Past and Present Condition".