The Aue is a river in northern

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in the district of Stade in

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. It has a length of about .

Course

The Aue rises in the vicinity of near Ahlerstedt and flows through the towns and villages of: * Ahrensmoor-West, * Ahrenswohlde, * Bokel, * Klethen, * Oersdorf, * Kakerbeck, * Bargstedt/Klein Hollenbeck, *

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, * Issendorf and * Bliedersdorf to Horneburg, where it changes its name and from there on flows as the

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for a further to the

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Flood

In August 2002 a flood, caused by a long period of heavy rain in the catchment area of the river, broke through the dykes at Horneburg and caused considerable damage there. Horneburg responded to the threat of further flooding by building a stronger quay wall within the village and renovating the dykes.

Gallery

File:Aue-in-Ahrensmoor.jpg, The Aue in Ahrensmoor File:Aue-bei-Ahrenswohlde01.jpg, The Aue near Ahrenswohlde File:Aue-in-Oersdorf.jpg, The Aue in Oersdorf File:AuebrückeKlethen.jpg, The Aue in Klethen File:Landkreis Stade-Ahlerstedt-Kakerbeck-Auebrücke.jpg, The Aue in Kakerbeck File:Aue-Qulle-bei-Ahrensmoor-Nord.jpg, Source of the Aue near Ahrensmoor-Nord File:Harsefeld Aue Juni-2017 DSC 0290.JPG, The Aue near Harsefeld (June 2017)

Course

Flood

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References

See also