Luhe (Ilmenau)

Luhe
The River Luhe near Wohlenbüttel
Location
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
Reference no.DE: 5948
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationBispingen
 • coordinates53°04′01″N 9°58′49″E / 53.066806°N 9.980139°E / 53.066806; 9.980139
 • elevation80 m (260 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Ilmenau near Stöckte [ca; de]
 • coordinates
53°23′04″N 10°12′20″E / 53.384306°N 10.2054861°E / 53.384306; 10.2054861
 • elevation
7 m (23 ft)
Length56.1 km (34.9 mi)[1]
Basin size476 km2 (184 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
ProgressionIlmenauElbeNorth Sea
Landmarks
Tributaries 
 • leftBrunau, Schwinde, Garlstorfer Aue
 • rightLopau

The Luhe is a river in Lower Saxony, Germany. It runs through the Lüneburg Heath, and discharges into the Ilmenau and thus is part of the Elbe river system.

The entire catchment area of the Luhe has been heavily populated since the New Stone Age as evinced by sites like the monuments at Soderstorf and the Oldendorfer Totenstatt grave sites. At the height of the present-day town of Winsen (Luhe), a bridge over the Luhe was controlled by Winsen Castle [de] from the 13th century onwards.

See also

References

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


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