The Grade Lutter is a river of
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...
,
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...
.
It is one of the two headstreams of the
River Lutter in the
South Harz
South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west.
Etymology
The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*su ...
. It rises at over 660 metres on the
Aschentalshalbe
The Aschentalshalbe is a ridge in the Harz Mountains of Germany that is up to . It lies south of the village of Sieber in the unincorporated area of Harz in the district of Göttingen in the state of Lower Saxony.
Name
The Aschentalshalbe was ...
. It then flows mainly in a southerly direction in order to merge with the
Krumme Lutter near the district Kupferhütte of
Bad Lauterberg
Bad Lauterberg is a town in the district of Göttingen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the southern Harz, approx. 15 km southwest of Braunlage, and 20 km southeast of Osterode am Harz.
Bad Lauterberg is known ''inter alia ...
to form the Lutter.
See also
*
List of rivers of Lower Saxony
All rivers in the German state of Lower Saxony flow directly or indirectly into the North Sea.
A–Z
A
B
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
* Purrmühlenbach
R
S
T
* Tiefenbeek
* Trillkebach
* Trutenbeek
* Twiste
U
* Uffe
* Ulrich ...
Sources
*Topographische Karte 1:25000, Nr. 4328 Bad Lauterberg im Harz
Rivers of Lower Saxony
Rivers of the Harz
Göttingen (district)
Rivers of Germany
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