Lehrde
Lehrde | |
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![]() The dammed Lehrde at Walsrode) ( | |
Location | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | east of |
• coordinates | 52°57′16″N 9°35′46″E / 52.95444°N 9.59611°E |
• elevation | 66 m above sea level (NN) |
Mouth | |
• location | south of |
• coordinates | 52°51′55″N 9°18′02″E / 52.865222°N 9.3006°ECoordinates: 52°51′55″N 9°18′02″E / 52.865222°N 9.3006°E |
• elevation | 14 m above sea level (NN) |
Length | 32.0 km (19.9 mi) [1] |
Basin size | 190 km2 (73 sq mi) [1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Aller→ Weser→ North Sea |
Landmarks | Villages: | , , Lehrden, Stemmen, ,
Tributaries | |
• left | Fahlbeeke, Idsinger Bach, Hammwieder Graben, Vethbach, Otersener Entwässerungsgraben |
• right | Wehnser Bach, Bleckwedeler Graben |
The Lehrde is a 32 km (20 mi) long, right tributary of the river Aller in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Course[]
It rises east of Visselhövede, in the Öttinger Ochsenmoor nature reserve. It then heads westward, crossing the district of Heidekreis, passing the villages of (part of Walsrode) and Lehrden. The Lehrde continues across the southern part of the district of Verden. Northeast of (part of Kirchlinteln) it is joined from the left by the Vethbach and discharges south of (part of Kirchlinteln) into the Aller.
, a borough ofCulture[]
The setting for the fairy tale of the Town Musicians of Bremen is along part of the river Lehrde.
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Categories:
- Tributaries of the Aller (Germany)
- Rivers of Lower Saxony
- Rivers of Germany