Wietze (Aller)

Wietze
The Wietze after 20 km, between Mellendorf and Fuhrberg
State Lower Saxony, Germany
Reference no. 4872
Physical characteristics
Main source Source: NE of Altwarmbüchen, at confluence of Flöth and Edder
56 m 
(Flöth 60 m above NN, Eder 59 m above NN)
52°26′47″N 9°51′59″E / 52.4465194°N 09.8662806°E / 52.4465194; 09.8662806Coordinates: 52°26′47″N 9°51′59″E / 52.4465194°N 09.8662806°E / 52.4465194; 09.8662806
River mouth NW of Wietze into the Aller
28 m
52°39′54″N 9°48′22″E / 52.6649083°N 09.8059917°E / 52.6649083; 09.8059917
Length 41.0 km (25.5 mi) [1]
Basin features
Progression Aller→ Weser→ North Sea
Basin size 514 km2 (198 sq mi) [1]
Landmarks
  • Large towns: Langenhagen
  • Small towns: Isernhagen-Süd
  • Villages: Wietzesiedlung, Wieckenberg, Wietze-Steinförde, Wietze
Tributaries
  • Left:
    Laher Graben, Johannisgraben (Mühlengraben),
  • Right:
    Wiesenbach, Hengstbeeke, Wulbeck, Rixförder Graben, Fuhrengraben

The Wietze is a river and a tributary of the River Aller in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its total length including its source river Edder (length 3.4 km) is 41.0 km (25.5 mi).[1]

Geography

The river begins at the confluence of the Edder and Flöth northeast of Hanover near Altwarmbüchen. From there it flows several kilometres to the west through the southern part of Isernhagen to Langenhagen and from there on only in a northern direction to just beyond the village of Wietze, where it merges with the River Aller flowing from the south.

In the second half of its course the Wietze forms a pronounced depression with a bog-like region known as the Wietzenbruch. This is a region of extensive forest and fen woodland (Bruchwald) about 400 square kilometres (150 sq mi) in area. Wietzenbruch, a suburb of the town of Celle lies next to it.

The name of the river is derived from wizene ("wych elm river").

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Environmental map service of Lower Saxony (Umweltkartendienst des Niedersächsischen Ministeriums für Umwelt, Energie und Klimaschutz)
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