The Lachte is a right-hand tributary of the
Aller in the
Südheide Nature Park in the north
German
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state of
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...
.
Course
The Lachte rises in the northern part of the
district of Gifhorn southwest of
Sprakensehl. It flows initially southwest, feeds a long row of fish ponds near the Auermühle Estate (''Gut Auermühle'') and is then joined from the left by the Kainbach stream and, beyond the town of
Steinhorst (which has a water wheel in its coat of arms), the Jafelbach. In Steinhorst a stony ford crosses the river. Near
Beedenbostel,
Celle district, the
Lutter and the
Aschau join the Lachte from the right. Near
Lachendorf the river swings west and discharges into the
Aller near (part of
Altenhagen), a village within
Celle district.
In 1997 the "Upper Lachte, Kainbach, Jafelbach" Nature Reserve was opened with an area of .
The Lachte and the Lutter with their tributaries, which both run through the eastern part of the
Südheide Nature Park, form a river system with numerous branches that covers an area of about {{convert, 2450, ha, acre and was designated a nature reserve (''
Naturschutzgebiet
A ''Naturschutzgebiet'' (abbreviated NSG) is a category of protected area (nature reserve) within Germany's Federal Nature Conservation Act (the ''Bundesnaturschutzgesetz'' or ''BNatSchG'').
Although often translated as 'Nature Reserve' in Engli ...
'') in 2007.
''Naturschutzgebiet Lutter''
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Although only following the western section of the river, the narrow gauge line from Celle to Wittingen
Wittingen () is a town in the district of Gifhorn, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is about northeast of Gifhorn, and southeast of Uelzen.
Division of the town
Wittingen consists of 27 districts:
History
The earliest identified record of Wittin ...
was known as the Lachte Valley Railway.
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
U
* Uffe
* Ulrich ...
References
Rivers of Lower Saxony
Rivers of Germany