Rottmünde
Rottmünde | ||
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Water code | EN : 4532 | |
location | Holzminden district ( Lower Saxony ), Höxter district ( North Rhine-Westphalia ); Germany | |
River system | Weser | |
Drain over | Weser → North Sea | |
source | in Solling near Neuhaus 51 ° 44 ′ 44 ″ N , 9 ° 28 ′ 12 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 395 m above sea level NN | |
muzzle | in Boffzen in the Weser Coordinates: 51 ° 45 ′ 16 ″ N , 9 ° 23 ′ 8 ″ E 51 ° 45 ′ 16 ″ N , 9 ° 23 ′ 8 ″ E |
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Mouth height | approx. 88 m above sea level NN | |
Height difference | approx. 307 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 31 ‰ | |
length | 9.9 km | |
Communities | Boffzen |
The Rottmünde is a 9.9 km long, right or eastern tributary of the Weser in the district of Holzminden in Lower Saxony ( Germany ).
The Rottmünde rises in the western part of the Solling low mountain range . Its source lies west-southwest of the village of Neuhaus in Solling , a district of Holzminden, through which it does not flow . It is located in the wooded area of the Boffzen State Forest in the nature reserve Kleines Bruch and Düsteres Bruch on the Dreygrundsweg forest path at about 395 m above sea level. NN .
The Rottmünde flows mainly westward along the state road 549 through the Solling and the Boffzen state forest , passes the settlement of Rottmünde and reaches the Upper Wesertal when leaving the Solling .
In this river valley , the Rottmünde flows under the disused railway line Holzminden-Scherfede and directly after flowing through Boffzen at around 88 m above sea level. NN into the Weser coming from the south and flowing to the North Sea ( Weser river kilometer 66.1).