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Lühe (river)

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Location
  
Lower Saxony, Germany

Progression
  
Elbe → North Sea

Length
  
13 km

Reference no.
  
DE: 596

River system
  
Elbe

Country
  
Germany

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Main source
  
Confluence of the Aue and Landwettern in Horneburg

River mouth
  
Near Grünendeich into the Elbe

The Lühe (Low Saxon: Lü(h)) is a river in northern Germany in the district of Stade in Lower Saxony, Germany. Formed at Horneburg by the confluence of the rivers Aue and Landwettern, it flows through the Altes Land, then reaching the lower reaches of the Elbe near Grünendeich. It has a length of about 12.6 kilometres (7.8 mi).

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Map of L%C3%BChe, Germany

CourseEdit

The Lühe is formed by the confluence of the rivers Aue and Landwettern in Horneburg. Its course forms the border between the Second Mile and the Third Mile (territorial subdivisions) of the Altes Land. The Lühe flows through the towns and villages of:

  • Neuenkirchen in Altes Land,
  • Guderhandviertel,
  • Mittelnkirchen, and
  • Steinkirchen in Altes Land,
  • ...emptying near Lühe, a locality of Jork, into the Elbe.

    References

    Lühe (river) Wikipedia