Lachte

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Lachte
Lachte bei Lachendorf.jpg
The Lachte west of Lachendorf
Location
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSouthwest of Sprakensehl
 • coordinates52°44′40″N 10°28′09″E / 52.7445667°N 10.4692139°E / 52.7445667; 10.4692139
 • elevation96 m (315 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
East of Celle, near  [de] (part of Altenhagen)
 • coordinates
52°37′17″N 10°06′11″E / 52.6213944°N 10.1031611°E / 52.6213944; 10.1031611Coordinates: 52°37′17″N 10°06′11″E / 52.6213944°N 10.1031611°E / 52.6213944; 10.1031611
 • elevation
40 m (130 ft)
Length38.0 km (23.6 mi)[1]
Basin size494 km2 (191 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
ProgressionAller→ Weser→ North Sea
LandmarksVillages: Auermühle,  [de] (part of Steinhorst), Steinhorst, Wohlenrode (part of Eldingen), Hohnhorst (part of Eldingen),  [de] (part of Lachendorf), Beedenbostel, Lachendorf,  [de] (part of Altenhagen)
Tributaries 
 • leftKainbach, Jafelbach
 • rightLutter, Aschau

The Lachte is a 38-kilometre-long (24 mi) right-hand tributary of the Aller in the Südheide Nature Park in the north German state of Lower Saxony.

Course[]

Ford across the Lachte at Steinhorst

The Lachte rises in the northern part of the district of Gifhorn southwest of Sprakensehl. It flows initially southwest, feeds a 5 km (3.1 mi) long row of fish ponds near the Auermühle Estate (Gut Auermühle) and is then joined from the left by the Kainbach stream and, beyond the town of Steinhorst (which has a water wheel in its coat of arms), the Jafelbach. In Steinhorst a stony ford crosses the river. Near Beedenbostel, Celle district, the Lutter and the Aschau join the Lachte from the right. Near Lachendorf the river swings west and discharges into the Aller near  [de] (part of Altenhagen), a village within Celle district.

In 1997 the "Upper Lachte, Kainbach, Jafelbach" Nature Reserve was opened with an area of 1,090 hectares (2,700 acres).[2] The Lachte and the Lutter with their tributaries, which both run through the eastern part of the Südheide Nature Park, form a river system with numerous branches that covers an area of about 2,450 hectares (6,100 acres) and was designated a nature reserve (Naturschutzgebiet) in 2007.[3]

Although only following the western section of the river, the narrow gauge line from Celle to Wittingen was known as the Lachte Valley Railway.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Environmental map service of Lower Saxony (Umweltkartendienst des Niedersächsischen Ministeriums für Umwelt, Energie und Klimaschutz)
  2. ^ NSG Obere Lachte, Kainbach, Jafelbach
  3. ^ Naturschutzgebiet Lutter
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