The Große Schweimke is a river of
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 ...
.
It is long and a tributary of the
Kleine Steinau, north of
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 ...
in the
district of Göttingen. It rises at about 602 m above sea level and south of the ''Schindelkopf'' and roughly north of the ''Weinbergstraße'' road on the ridge known as
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'' ...
. It flows initially in a southwesterly direction before swinging west and discharging into the Kleine Steinau.
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 ...
Sources
*Topographische Karte 1:25000, Nr. 4228 Riefensbeek (source)
*Topographische Karte 1:25000, Nr. 4227 Osterode im Harz (mouth)
Rivers of Lower Saxony
Rivers of the Harz
Göttingen (district)
Rivers of Germany
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