Große Kulmke is a river of
Lower Saxony
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,
Germany
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.
The Große Kulmke is a tributary of the
Sieber in central Germany. It rises near the
natural monument
A natural monument is a natural or cultural feature of outstanding or unique value because of its inherent rarity, representative of aesthetic qualities, or cultural significance. They can be natural geological and geographical features such as w ...
of ''
Mönchskappenklippe'' near the ridge of
Auf dem Acker
Auf dem Acker (commonly called the ''Acker'') is a mountain ridge up to high, which is located in the southwestern part of the Harz mountains in Lower Saxony (Germany).
Geography
The ridge begins south of the Bruchberg near ''Stieglitzecke'' ...
, north-northeast of
Sieber in the
district of Göttingen in Lower Saxony. It then flows mainly in a southerly direction, separated from the
Sieber by the ''Königsberg''. After it merges with the
Kleine Kulmke at an elevation of . The valley of the Große Kulmke is part of the Sieber Valley (''Siebertal'') nature reserve.
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 ...
References
Sources
*Topographische Karte 1:25000, No. 4228 Riefensbeek
External links
Sieber Valley Nature Reserveat the website of the
(NLWKN)
Rivers of Lower Saxony
Rivers of the Harz
Göttingen (district)
Rivers of Germany
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