The Zusam is a small river

River

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 in Bavaria

Bavaria

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, Germany

Germany

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 and a right tributary

Tributary

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 of the Danube

Danube

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. Its source is just north of the village of Könghausen, in the Unterallgäu

Unterallgäu

Unterallgäu is a Kreis in the southwestern part of Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are Neu-Ulm, Günzburg, Augsburg, Ostallgäu, Oberallgäu, and the districts Ravensburg und Biberach in Baden-Württemberg. The district-free city Memmingen in the west of the district is nearly surrounded by...

 district of Bavaria. It flows north for approximately 60 km, before converging into the Danube near the town of Donauwörth

Donauwörth

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Towns and villages along the Zusam include Obergessertshausen, Memmenhausen, Muttershofen, Ziemetshausen

Ziemetshausen

Ziemetshausen is a municipality in the district of Günzburg in Bavaria in Germany.-External links:*...

, Dinkelscherben

Dinkelscherben

Dinkelscherben is a municipality in the district of Augsburg in Bavaria in Germany....

, Fleinhausen

Fleinhausen

Fleinhausen is a village of the municipality of Dinkelscherben in the western part of the Bavarian district of Augsburg in Germany. It is located on the western bank of the Zusam River. Fleinhausen is approximately 1.5 miles northwest of Dinkelscherben, and along with the nearby village of...

, Zusmarshausen

Zusmarshausen

Zusmarshausen is a municipality in the district of Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. The 1648 Battle of Zusmarshausen took place here.It is a part of the Naturpark Augsburg-Westliche Wälder...

, Zusamzell, Wertingen

Wertingen

Wertingen is a municipality in the district of Dillingen in Bavaria, Germany. It is located 13 km east of Dillingen, and 28 km northwest of Augsburg.The German band Killerpilze comes from Wertingen....

, Frauenstetten, and Buttenwiesen

Buttenwiesen

Buttenwiesen is a municipality in the district of Dillingen in Bavaria in Germany.- community structure :The comune Buttenwiesen belongs to the region of Augsburg. The community consists the main town Buttenwiesen and the municipality parts Frauenstetten, Lauterbach, Oberthürheim, Pfaffenhofen an...

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