Barnitz (river)

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Barnitz
The granite ashlar bridge over the Barnitz is the only cultural monument in Pölitz registered in the list of monuments of Schleswig-Holstein

The granite ashlar bridge over the Barnitz is the only cultural monument in Pölitz registered in the list of monuments of Schleswig-Holstein

Data
Water code DE : 962168
location Stormarn district , Schleswig-Holstein , Germany
River system Trave
Drain over Best  → Trave  → Baltic Sea
River basin district Schlei / Trave
source south of Stubben
53 ° 43 ′ 32 ″  N , 10 ° 25 ′ 29 ″  E
Source height approx.  56.5  m above sea level NHN
muzzle south of Bad Oldesloe in the best coordinates: 53 ° 47 ′ 45 "  N , 10 ° 22 ′ 6"  E 53 ° 47 ′ 45 "  N , 10 ° 22 ′ 6"  E
Mouth height approx.  7.5  m above sea level NHN
Height difference approx. 49 m
Bottom slope approx. 2.5 ‰
length 20 km

The Barnitz is an almost 20 km long tributary of the best in Schleswig-Holstein ( Germany ).

course

It rises in the eastern district Stormarn just south of stumps near the peasantry Eichede-Krühe. In the area of ​​Stubben a brook flows into it and at Groß Boden it takes the water of two other brooks. Mainly flowing in a north-westerly direction, it is then crossed by the A1 , then passes Pölitz and flows into the Beste directly south of Bad Oldesloe .

The name of the river is of West Slavic origin and literally translated means as much as birch floodplain , which indicates a lowland river with birch trees. A connection with the town of Barnitz is conceivable, not least due to the spatial proximity, but has not been proven.

Others

Today it is assumed that the Barnitz is a section of the Limes Saxoniae established in 810 .