Örtze
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Örtze (German pronunciation: [ˈœʁt͡sə] ⓘ) is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany. The Örtze rises north of Munster in the Große Heide (in the Raubkammer federal forest) and, after 62 kilometres (39 mi), joins the Aller southeast of Winsen.
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Örtze | |
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Location | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | north of Munster in the Große Heide (Bundesforst Raubkammer) |
• coordinates | 53°01′36″N 10°05′01″E |
• elevation | 86 m above sea level (NN) |
Mouth | |
• location | into the Aller southeast of Winsen |
• coordinates | 52°40′17″N 9°55′54″E |
• elevation | 30 m above sea level (NN) |
Length | 62.3 km (38.7 mi)[1] (with Aue and Wietze 70 km (43 mi)) |
Basin size | 772 km2 (298 sq mi) [1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Aller→ Weser→ North Sea |
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Tributaries | |
• left | Kleine Örtze, Schmarbeck and Sothrieth (discharge as the Landwehrbach into the Örtze), Weesener Bach, Angelbach |
• right | Ilster, Wietze, Brunau, Brandenbach, Hasselbach, Mühlenbach |
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