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Hase I
The Hase () is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Ems, but part of its flow goes to the Else, that is part of the Weser basin. Its source is in the Teutoburg Forest, south-east of Osnabrück, on the north slope of the Hankenüll hill. Weser-Ems watershed After about , near Gesmold and about west of Melle, the Hase encounters an anomaly of terrain and bifurcates such that each branch flows into a different drainage system: * One third of its water flows along the south side of the Wiehengebirge hills eastward from Gesmold into the Else, which begins there, and flows into the Werre at Kirchlengern (north of Herford). The Werre is a tributary of the Weser. * Two thirds of its water (the ''Hase proper'') flows northwest from Gesmold toward Osnabrück, past the towns listed below, and toward Meppen, where the Ems receives its flow. Towns * Melle * Bissendorf * Osnabrück * Wallenhorst * Bramscheto the south of this city, the Hase crosses the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germanic Languages
The Germanic languages are a branch of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family spoken natively by a population of about 515 million people mainly in Europe, North America, Oceania, and Southern Africa. The most widely spoken Germanic language, English language, English, is also the world's most List of languages by total number of speakers, widely spoken language with an estimated 2 billion speakers. All Germanic languages are derived from Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic, spoken in Iron Age Scandinavia, History of Germany#Iron Age, Iron Age Northern Germany and along the North Sea and Baltic coasts. The West Germanic languages include the three most widely spoken Germanic languages: English language, English with around 360–400 million native speakers; German language, German, with over 100 million native speakers; and Dutch language, Dutch, with 24 million native speakers. Other West Germanic languages include Afrikaans, an offshoot of Dutch origi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ems River
The Ems ( ; ) is a river in northwestern Germany. It runs through the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony, and discharges into the Dollart Bay which is part of the Wadden Sea. Its total length is . The state border between the Lower Saxon area of East Friesland (Germany) and the province of Groningen (Netherlands), whose exact course was the subject of a border dispute between Germany and the Netherlands (settled in 2014), runs through the Ems estuary. Course The source of the river is in the southern Teutoburg Forest in North Rhine-Westphalia. In Lower Saxony, the brook becomes a comparatively large river. Here the swampy region of Emsland is named after the river. In Meppen the Ems is joined by its largest tributary, the Hase River. It then flows northwards, close to the Dutch border, into East Frisia. Near Emden, it flows into the Dollard bay (a national park) and then continues as a tidal river towards the Dutch city of Delfzijl. Between Emde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mittelland Canal
The Mittelland Canal, also known as the Midland Canal, (, ) is a major canal in central Germany. It forms an important link in the waterway network of the country, providing the principal east-west inland waterway connection. Its significance goes beyond Germany as it links France, Switzerland and the Benelux countries with Poland, the Czech Republic and the Baltic Sea. At in length,Elwis database WSD Mitte an WSD Ost the Mittelland Canal is the longest artificial waterway in Germany. Route The Mittelland Canal branches off the Dortm ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallenhorst
Wallenhorst is a municipality in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu .... It is situated in the Wiehengebirge, approx. 10 km north of Osnabrück. The New St. Alexander Church serves as a reference height for all other heights in the German Mean Height Reference System ('' Normalhöhennull''). Notable people * Georg Budke (1900–1994), politician CDU * Hubert Müller (1936–1995), Catholic priest, theologian and church lawyer * Johanna Voß (born 1957), politician ( The Left) Other personalities * Clemens Lammerskitten (born 1957), politician CDU * Stefan Niggemeier (born 1969), media journalist, grew up in the Wallenhorster districts of Rulle and Lechtingen * Horst Georg Pöhlmann (born 1933), German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bissendorf
Bissendorf () is a municipality in the Osnabrück (district), district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 9 km southeast of Osnabrück. Population 14,700 (2020). It is divided into Bissendorf proper, Schledehausen and Wissingen. References Bissendorf, Osnabrück (district) {{Osnabrück-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meppen (Germany)
Meppen (; Northern Low Saxon: ''Möppen'') is a town in and the seat of the Emsland district of Lower Saxony, Germany, at the confluence of the Ems (river), Ems, Hase, and Nordradde rivers and the Dortmund–Ems Canal (DEK). The name stems from the word ''Mappe'', meaning "River delta, delta". Geography The town is in the central part of the Emsland, at the mouth of the Hase River where it meets the Ems, between the cities of Lingen and Papenburg. About from the Netherlands, Dutch border, Meppen has an area of and is Above mean sea level, above sea level. The population was 34,196 . Districts of Meppen Villages in Meppen In 1974, 13 independent, surrounding municipalities were integrated into Meppen. History Meppen, formerly a fortified town, boasts 12 centuries of history. The first documented mention of Meppen dates from 834, in a deed of donation by Franks, Frankish emperor Louis the Pious, transferring a missionary establishment of that name to the abbey of Corvey. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herford
Herford (; ) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the lowlands between the hill chains of the Wiehen Hills and the Teutoburg Forest. It is situated in the cultural region of Ostwestfalen-Lippe (OWL) and the Detmold (administrative region), administrative region of Detmold. It is the capital of the Districts of Germany, district (''Landkreis'') of Herford (district), Herford. Geography Geographic location The former Hanseatic League, Hanseatic town of Herford is situated in the chain of hills south of the Wiehen Hills (Ravensberg Hills). The highest place is the Dornberg (240 m) in the Schwarzenmoor district; the lowest point (56 m) is located in the Werretal in the Falkendiek district. The River Westfälische Aa, Aa joins the river Werre in the centre of the town. The Stuckenberg is located east of the town. Neighbouring towns * West: Enger, Hiddenhausen * North: Löhne * North-East: Vlotho * South-East: Bad Salzuflen (Lippe district) * South-West: Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirchlengern
Kirchlengern (; ) is a municipality in the district of Herford, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Kirchlengern is situated on the river Else, approx. 10 km north of Herford. The Brandbach flows into the Else in Kirchlengern. Neighbouring places * Hüllhorst Hüllhorst is a municipality of the Minden-Lübbecke district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Hüllhorst is situated on the south side of the Wiehengebirge, approx. 5 km south-east of Lübbecke and 20 km west of Minden. ... * Löhne * Hiddenhausen * Bünde Division of the municipality The municipality is divided in 7 districts: # Häver (1,900 inhabitants) # Kirchlengern (6,051 inhabitants) # Klosterbauerschaft (2,568 inhabitants) # Quernheim (1,549 inhabitants) # Rehmerloh (203 inhabitants) # Stift Quernheim (1,668 inhabitants) # Südlengern (3,154 inhabitants) Mayors * since 2004: Rüdiger Meier (CDU) * 1999-2004: Werner Helmke (SPD) Notable people * 1833–1900, E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werre
The Werre () is a river in the Detmold region (Regierungsbezirk) of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, left tributary of the Weser. Its source is near Horn-Bad Meinberg. The total length of the Werre is 71.9 km. The Werre flows generally north through the towns Detmold, Lage, Bad Salzuflen, Herford and Löhne. It flows into the Weser close to Bad Oeynhausen. It crosses the districts of Lippe Lippe () is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Herford, Minden-Lübbecke, Höxter, Paderborn, Gütersloh, and district-free Bielefeld, which forms the region Ostwestfalen-Lippe. ..., Herford and Minden-Lübbecke. Former sections The Bowerre is a former branch of the river Werre in Herford, which previously formed the border between the Altstadt (old town) and Neustadt (new town). It was filled in 1972. References Rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia Rivers of Germany Bad Oeynhausen {{NorthRhineWe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiehengebirge
The Wiehen HillsElkins, T.H. (1972). ''Germany'' (3rd ed.). London: Chatto & Windus, 1972. . (, , also locally, just ''Wiehen'') are a hill range in North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony in Germany. The hills run from west to east like a long finger away from the main upland area of the Lower Saxon Hills, beginning at the Weser River near Minden and terminating in the vicinity of Osnabrück. It is the northernmost of the German Central Upland ranges extending into the Northern Lowlands. Their highest hill is the Heidbrink near Lübbecke with an altitude of . Location The Wiehen Hills lie within the districts of Landkreis Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Kreis Minden-Lübbecke, Minden-Lübbecke and Kreis Herford, Herford. Their northern section runs in an east–west direction roughly from the territory of Bramsche (northwest of Osnabrück) via Ostercappeln, Bad Essen, Preußisch Oldendorf and Rödinghausen, Lübbecke, Hüllhorst and Bad Oeynhausen as far as the towns of Minden and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gesmold
Gesmold is a town and former municipality, now part of Melle, Germany, Melle, in the Osnabrück (district), district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is placed between the Wiehengebirge and the Teutoburg Forest. It features Gesmold Castle, a Renaissance building. Another interesting place is the Church of St. Peter. Important persons of Gesmold * Hermann von Amelunxen (died 1580), Baron * Ludwig von Hammerstein (1702–1796), Baron * Johann Matthias Seling (1792–1860), Professor and Priest in Osnabrück * Mathias Schürmann, Professor, from 1828 to 1866 Priest in Gesmold * Ludwig von Hammerstein (1832–1905), Jesuit and writer * Wilhelm Joachim von Hammerstein (1838–1904), German politician * Conrad Seeling, (19. Jh.) painter and builder * Bernhard Olthaus (1862–1952), Dean (Christianity), Dekan * Hans von Hammerstein (1867–1933), German General of the Infanterie * Fritjof von Hammerstein, (1870–1944), German Generalleutnant * August Niehaus (1880–19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weser
The Weser () is a river of Lower Saxony in north-west Germany. It begins at Hannoversch Münden through the confluence of the Werra and Fulda. It passes through the Hanseatic city of Bremen. Its mouth is further north against the ports of Bremerhaven and Nordenham. The latter is on the Butjadingen Peninsula. It then merges into the North Sea The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. A sea on the European continental shelf, it connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Se ... via two highly Saline water, saline, Estuary, estuarine mouths. It connects to the canal network running east–west across the North German Plain. The river, when combined with the Werra (a dialectal form of ''Weser''), is long and thus, the longest river entirely situated within Germany (the Main (river), Main, however, is the longest if the Weser-Werra are considered separate). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
