Brunau (Örtze)

Brunau
Pollarded willows along the Brunau near Bonstorf
State Lower Saxony, Germany
Physical characteristics
Main source east of Nindorf
71 m above sea level (NN)
52°50′29″N 9°59′20″E / 52.84139°N 9.98889°E / 52.84139; 9.98889
River mouth northeast of Baven into the Örtze
52 m above sea level (NN)
52°50′57″N 10°06′06″E / 52.84917°N 10.10167°E / 52.84917; 10.10167Coordinates: 52°50′57″N 10°06′06″E / 52.84917°N 10.10167°E / 52.84917; 10.10167
Length 11.0 km (6.8 mi) [1]
Basin features
Progression Örtze→ Aller→ Weser→ North Sea
Landmarks Villages: Nindorf, Hetendorf, Bonstorf
Tributaries
  • Left:
    Süllbach

The Brunau is a 11.0-kilometre (6.8 mi) stream in the district of Celle, on the Lüneburg Heath in North Germany.[2]

Source and course

The Brunau rises in the vicinity of Nindorf, flows initially northeast to south of Hetendorf. Here it swings east, runs past Bonstorf to the north and then continues in a southeastern direction. North of the village of Baven the stream is dammed. Originally it powered a water mill here, the Backebergsmühle, a water-driven corn mill. The Brunau flows right under the building. Shortly before its mouth the Brunau merges with an old, now overgrown, meadow-irrigation channel. With this channel it discharges into the Örtze near Baven north of Hermannsburg.

Water quality

The Brunau derives its name from its brown (Low German: bruun) water. Its quality however is Class II throughout: moderately polluted[3]

References

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