Schunter

Schunter
Confluence of the Schunter (left) and Oker river near Groß Schwülper.
Country Germany
Physical characteristics
Main source Elm
175 m (574 ft)
52°10′56″N 10°50′57″E / 52.18222°N 10.84917°E / 52.18222; 10.84917
River mouth Oker
52°20′37″N 10°26′22″E / 52.34361°N 10.43944°E / 52.34361; 10.43944Coordinates: 52°20′37″N 10°26′22″E / 52.34361°N 10.43944°E / 52.34361; 10.43944
Length 58.3 km (36.2 mi) [1]
Basin features
Progression Oker→ Aller→ Weser→ North Sea
Basin size 597 km2 (231 sq mi) [1]

The Schunter is a river in Lower Saxony, Germany, with a length of 58 km, right tributary of the Oker. It originates in the Elm hills near Räbke west of Helmstedt, flows northward to Süpplingenburg, then turns westward and joins the Oker at Schwülper, downstream of Braunschweig (Brunswick). Another municipality on the Schunter is Lehre.

The river was first mentioned as Schuntra in a 781 deed. The name may be of Slavic origin as sukątora means "with many angles". Its clear spring waters formerly supplied the paper mills of Räbke. In the 18th century it was also used for timber rafting of logs harvested in the Elm range.

Tributaries

Springs in the Elm.

Left tributaries (from source to mouth):    

Right tributaries:

  • Laagschunter
  • Lange Welle
  • Uhrau
  • Neindorferbach
  • Heiligendorferbach
  • Beberbach

Sources

  • Theodor Müller: Schifffahrt und Flößerei auf der Schunter im 18. Jahrhundert. In: Forschungen zur Braunschweigischen Geschichte, 1954, 135-159
  • Gunhild Ruben: Herzog Karl I. und der Schifffahrtskanal vom Elm nach Braunschweig. Braunschweig 2002
  • Uwe Kleineberg: Chronik 975 Jahre Wenden. Braunschweig 2006, p.135ff

References

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