Franconian Saale
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![Confluence of the two headstreams near Untereßfeld](/Images/godic/202501/14/Fraenkische_Saale_Zusammenfluss3501.jpg")
![Mouth of the Sinn on the Franconian Saale](/Images/godic/202501/14/Sinn-Muendung3501.jpg")
![The Franconian Saale in Bad Kissingen (spa park)](/Images/godic/202501/14/Fränkische_Saale-Juni20073501.JPG")
The Franconian Saale (German:Fränkische Saale) is a 125 km long river in Bavaria, Germany. It is a right-bank tributary of the Main, in Lower Franconia. It should not be confused with the larger Saxon Saale (German:Sächsische Saale), which is a tributary of the Elbe River.