The Saale , also known as the Saxon Saale ( German : Sächsische Saale ) and Thuringian Saale ( German : Thüringische Saale ) , is a river in Germany and a left-bank tributary of the Elbe .
Saale is the name of two rivers in Germany : Saale in Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt ( German : Sächsische Saale ) and the Saale in Northern Bavaria ( German : Fränkische Saale ) .