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The Lech ((ラテン語:Licus), ''Licca'') is a river in Austria and Germany. It is a right tributary of the Danube in length with a drainage basin of . Its source is located in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg, where the river rises from lake Formarinsee in the Alps at an altitude of . It flows in a north-north-easterly direction and crosses the German border, forming the Lechfall, a waterfall; afterwards the river enters a narrow gorge (the Lechschlucht). Leaving the Alps, it enters the plains of the Allgäu at Füssen at an elevation of in the German state of Bavaria, where it formerly was the location of the boundary with Swabia. The river runs through the city of Füssen and through the Forggensee, a man-made lake which is drained in winter. Here, it forms rapids and a waterfall. The river flows further northwards through a region called the Lechrain, and passes the cities of Schongau, Landsberg, Augsburg (where it receives the Wertach) and Rain before entering the Danube River just below Donauwörth at an elevation of . It is not navigable, owing to its torrential character and the gravel beds which choke its channel. There is a particularly magnificent view of the Lech valley from Neuschwanstein Castle, near Füssen. == History == On more than one occasion, historic events have been decided on the banks of this river. * In 278 Roman emperor Probus vanquished a larger invasion force of Burgundians and Vandals, which had been raiding the Roman province of Rhaetia. * At Lechfeld, a stony plain between the Lech and the Wertach near Augsburg, Otto I defeated the Magyars in August 955. * In the Battle of Rain in April 1632, Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden defeated and mortally wounded Johan Tzerclaes, Count of Tilly. Image:Lech Augsburg.jpg|The river Lech in Augsburg Image:Lech-between-landsberg-kaufering.JPG|The river Lech, in the background the city of Landsberg File:Tussen Weissenbach en Forchach, de Lech foto7 2014-07-25 13.33.jpg|The river Lech between Weissenbach and Forchach File:Tussen Elmen en Stanzach, der Lech foto6 2014-07-25 14.34.jpg|The river Lech between Elmen and Stanzach 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lech (river)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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