The Glan ( German pronunciation: [ɡlaːn] ) is a river in southwestern Germany , right tributary of the Nahe . It is approximately 68 km (42 miles) long. It rises in the Saarland , northwest of Homburg . It flows generally north, through Rhineland-Palatinate , and empties into the Nahe near Odernheim am Glan , at Staudernheim , across the Nahe from Bad Sobernheim . Other towns along the Glan are Altenglan , Glan-Münchweiler , Lauterecken and Meisenheim .
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