Lempe
| Lempe | ||
 The Lempe in spring 2012 shortly before its confluence in the park of Schönburg Castle in Hofgeismar |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | EN : 4484 | |
| location | District of Kassel , Hessen ( Germany ) | |
| River system | Weser | |
| Drain over | Esse → Diemel → Weser → North Sea | |
| source | in the Reinhardswald at Junkernkopf 51 ° 27 '54 " N , 9 ° 32' 6" E |
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| Source height | approx. 398 m above sea level NHN | |
| muzzle | near Hofgeismar - Gesundbrunnen in the Esse Coordinates: 51 ° 30 '23 " N , 9 ° 23' 54" E 51 ° 30 '23 " N , 9 ° 23' 54" E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 143 m above sea level NHN | |
| Height difference | approx. 255 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 16 ‰ | |
| length | 16.3 km | |
| Catchment area | 51.147 km² | |
| Discharge at the Hofgeismar A Eo gauge : 46.7 km² Location: 2 km above the mouth |
NNQ (06/22/1996) MNQ 1976/2012 MQ 1976/2012 Mq 1976/2012 MHQ 1976/2012 HHQ (04/25/1994) |
31 l / s 75 l / s 247 l / s 5.3 l / (s km²) 6.42 m³ / s 63 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | see below | |
| Right tributaries | see below | |
| Small towns | Hofgeismar | |
The Lempe is an approximately 16.3 km long, southeast and orographically right tributary of the Esse in the district of Kassel , northern Hesse ( Germany ).
course
The Lempe rises in the southwest part of the Reinhardswald on the northern flank of the Junkernkopf (approx. 453 m above sea level ). Next to its source, which is located in the community-free area of the Reinhardswald estate , there is a crossroads at an altitude of 398 m .
Initially, the Lempe runs north-north-west through the Reinhardswald and at the same time, starting a few hundred meters below its origin, through the nature reserve Upper Lempetal near Hombressen (NSG No. 318887), which was founded in 1998 and is 154.59 hectares in size. The stream flows past the Strufus Cross , after which the hornbeam ditch, coming from the southwest, joins, past the Waldhaus district forester and the small Mühlstädter pond , which is fed by the Lempe. In this area she leaves the Reinhardswald estate and shortly afterwards the Reinhardswald.
Then the Lempe initially flows westward through the hilly landscape of the Hofgeismarer Rötsenke , an extensive, predominantly forestless and agriculturally used area in the northern part of the West Hessian Valley north of Kassel . In this area it runs through the eastern Hofgeismar district of Hombressen , in which Giesbach , Soode and Reinbecke flow. Then it squeezes through the valley between the small forest areas of Strauchberg in the northwest and Lichte Heide in the south, and then flows through the eastern Hofgeismar district of Carlsdorf .
The Lempe then bends towards the northwest and runs past the shrub mill and paper mill in the direction of the Hofgeismar district of Gesundbrunnen , which it passes to the east. It flows - after crossing the federal highway 83 - west of the Evangelical Hospital Gesundbrunnen Hofgeismar and east of the park Gesundbrunnen with the Schönburg castle . The Lempe then passes the Hofgeismar swimming pool north of this park.
Finally, the Lempe turns to the south-west north of the park, only to flow a little later at around 143 m above sea level into the Diemel tributary Esse, which flows there from the south .
Watershed
The headwaters of the Lempe are located on the Fulda-Diemel watershed , which is part of the Diemel-Eder / Fulda / Weser watershed : while the Lempe flows northwest into the Esse , which tends towards the Weser via the Diemel to the north , the Osterbach runs , which rises about 2.7 km south-southeast of the Lempequelle beyond the Junkernkopf , south into the Fulda and then into the Weser.
Attractions
Among the sights along and near the Lempe include not only the worth visiting Reinhardswald with the Sababurg and standing by the stream Strufuskreuz that recalls the legend of a wild thief, many medieval buildings of Hombressen and Carlsdorf as well as in Hofgeismar in Park Gesundbrunnen standing castle Schoenburg .
Catchment area and tributaries
The tributaries of the Lempe, whose catchment area covers 51.147 km², include with orographic allocation (l = left-hand side, r = right-hand side) , water length , etc. a. Estuary with Lempe stream kilometers and - if known - catchment area size (considered downstream) /:
- Hainbuchengraben (l; 1 km), small tributary, draining above Hombressen (near km 11.6)
- Giesbach (r; 3.3 km), coming from Beberbeck , flowing into Hombressen (near km 6.65), 7.091 km²
- Soode (l; 7.2; km), coming from the direction of Mariendorf- Ahlberg, flowing into Hombressen (near km 5.95), 10.825 km²
- Reinbecke (l; 4.2 km), coming from Udenhausen , flowing into Hombressen (near km 5.55), 6.676 km²
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g Water map service of the Hessian Ministry for the Environment, Climate Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection ( information )
- ↑ a b c Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
- ^ Deutsches Gewässerkundliches Jahrbuch Weser-Ems 2012. Lower Saxony State Agency for Water Management, Coastal Protection and Nature Conservation, p. 155, accessed on October 4, 2017 (PDF, German, 6523 kB).
