Lehrde

Lehrde
State Lower Saxony, Germany
Physical characteristics
Main source east of Kettenburg
66 m above sea level (NN)
52°57′16″N 9°35′46″E / 52.95444°N 9.59611°E / 52.95444; 9.59611
River mouth south of Hohenaverbergen
14 m above sea level (NN)
52°51′55″N 9°18′02″E / 52.865222°N 9.3006°E / 52.865222; 9.3006Coordinates: 52°51′55″N 9°18′02″E / 52.865222°N 9.3006°E / 52.865222; 9.3006
Length 32.0 km (19.9 mi) [1]
Basin features
Progression Aller→ Weser→ North Sea
Basin size 190 km2 (73 sq mi) [1]
Landmarks Villages: Kettenburg, Stellichte, Lehrden, Stemmen, Wittlohe,
Tributaries
  • Left:
    Fahlbeeke, Idsinger Bach, Hammwieder Graben, Vethbach, Otersener Entwässerungsgraben
  • Right:
    Wehnser Bach, Bleckwedeler Graben,

The Lehrde is a 32 km long, right tributary of the river Aller in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Course

It rises east of Kettenburg, a village in the borough of Visselhövede, in the Öttinger Ochsenmoor nature reserve. It then heads westward, crossing the district of Soltau-Fallingbostel, passing the villages of Stellichte and Lehrden. The Lehrde continues across the southern part of the district of Verden. Northeast of Wittlohe it is joined from the left by the Vethbach and discharges south of Hohenaverbergen into the Aller.

Culture

The setting for the fairy tale of the Town Musicians of Bremen is along part of the river Lehrde.

References

  1. 1 2 Environmental map service of Lower Saxony (Umweltkartendienst des Niedersächsischen Ministeriums für Umwelt, Energie und Klimaschutz)
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