Exter is a long river in
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a States of Germany, German state (') in Northern Germany, northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ' of the Germany, Federal Re ...
(
district Schaumburg) and
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphalia, commonly shortened to NRW, is a States of Germany, state () in Old states of Germany, Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the List of German states by population, most ...
(
district Lippe),
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 flows into the
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 o ...
in
Rinteln
Rinteln () is a small town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located on the banks of the Weser river north of the Porta Westfalica. The town of Rinteln is in the broad valley between the hills of the Weserbergland and the North Lippe Bergland. In ...
.
History
The river arises from the eastern part of the district Lippe in the
Teutoburg Forest / Egge Hills Nature Park. Its origin is in the municipality
Barntrup
Barntrup () is a town in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It has an area of 59.46 km2 and 8,501 inhabitants (2019).
It lies 40 km east from Bielefeld and 9 km west from Bad Pyrmont at the east border of NRW to ...
, approximately one kilometre southwest of the northern district Alverdissen's centre, in an area used for agriculture.
It gave its name the municipality of
Extertal (lit. ''Exter valley'') that was founded newly in 1969.
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 (Oste), Twiste
U
*Uffe ...
*
List of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia
A list of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany:
A
B
C
* Calenberger Bach
* Casumer Bach
* Compbach
D
* Dalke
* Dammpader
* Darmühlenbach
* Deilbach
* Derenbach
* Dettmers Bach
* Dhünn
* Dichbach
* Dickopsbach
* Dielenpader
* Diemel
* ...
References
Rivers of Lower Saxony
Rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia
Rivers of Germany
{{NorthRhineWestphalia-river-stub