Brunau (Örtze)

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Brunau
Cutted pollard willows on the Brunau near Bonstorf

Cutted pollard willows on the Brunau near Bonstorf

Data
location Lower Saxony , Germany
River system Weser
Drain over Örtze  → Aller  → Weser  → North Sea
source east of Nindorf
52 ° 50 ′ 29 ″  N , 9 ° 59 ′ 20 ″  E
Source height 71  m above sea level NHN
muzzle North-east of Baven in the Örtze Coordinates: 52 ° 50 ′ 57 ″  N , 10 ° 6 ′ 6 ″  E 52 ° 50 ′ 57 ″  N , 10 ° 6 ′ 6 ″  E
Mouth height 52  m above sea level NHN
Height difference 19 m
Bottom slope 1.8 ‰
length 10.3 km
Left tributaries Süllbach
Communities Nindorf , Hetendorf , Bonstorf

The Brunau is a 10.3 km long stream in the district of Celle , in the Lüneburg Heath ( Germany ), a tributary of the Örtze .

Source and history

The Brunau rises near Nindorf (Bergen) and initially flows in a north-easterly direction to the south of Hetendorf . Here it swings to the east, past Bonstorf to the north and then continues in a south-easterly direction. The Brunau is dammed in the north of Baven. Originally a water mill was operated here. Here is the Backebergs-Mühle , formerly a water-powered grain mill. The Brunau flows directly under the building. Shortly before its mouth, the Brunau unites with an old, now disused and overgrown Rieselwiesen irrigation canal . It flows with this together at Baven north of Hermannsburg in the Örtze . Willows were planted on the edge of the river in the 1980s, mainly in the Bonstorf area . By regular pollarding are thus over the years Kopfweiden emerged. Numerous animals find shelter and nesting opportunities in the often hollow trunks.

  • Brunau southwest of Hetendorf

  • The Brunau at the Backebergs mill

  • Former lock to Örtze, from the right the Brunau, to the left the old Rieselwiesen irrigation canal

Water quality

The Brunau owes its name to its brown (Low German "bruun") water. The quality has, however, consistently grade II: moderately burdened

See also: Brunau (Luhe) , a body of water in the Heidekreis district that flows into the Luhe .

Web links

Commons : Brunau  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Celler Land and Upper Örtzetal , 2nd edition, KV Plan, 1: 60,000.
  2. ↑ Water quality map from NLWKN