Große Lonau is a 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 ...

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 ...

Course

The Große Lonau rises at an elevation of 730 m in the vicinity of the Hanskühnenburg on 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'' ...

. Then it flows mostly in a south-southwest direction to

Lonau Lonau is a small village with a population of about 345 situated at an elevation of about 400m in the Harz Mountains of Northern Germany. Besides the clean air and lush forests, it is famous for the capercaillie. It belongs to the city of Herzberg ...

, where it merges with the

Kleine Lonau Kleine Lonau is a tributary of the Große Lonau in Lower Saxony, Germany. It rises at a height of 650 metres and flows through the ''Mariental'' valley to Lonau, where it merges with the Große Lonau. It is about long. See also *List of riv ...

. The Große Lonau discharges into the Sieber in

Herzberg am Harz Herzberg am Harz (Esperanto: ) is a town in the Göttingen (district), Göttingen district of Lower Saxony, Germany. Geography Herzberg is situated on the southwestern rim of the Harz mountain range and the Harz National Park. Natural monument ...

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Rivers of Lower Saxony Rivers of the Harz Göttingen (district) Rivers of Germany {{LowerSaxony-river-stub