Lune 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 ...
. It is some long and a right tributary of the Lower
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 ...
.
The Lune is a small lowland river, which is joined initially by the ''Volkmarster Lune'' on the boundary between the borough of
Bremervörde and the
district of Cuxhaven. Between
Kirchwistedt and Stemmermühlen is its confluence with the ''Altwistedter Lune'', and it then flows through
Beverstedt,
Lunestedt, near
Loxstedt
Loxstedt (in High German, in Low Saxon: Lox)
is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated south of Bremerhaven.
History
Lacstidi (literally in ''lake stead''), first mentioned in 1059, belonged to the ...
and to the Lunesiel south of the of
Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven (; ) is a city on the east bank of the Weser estuary in northern Germany. It forms an exclave of the Bremen (state), city-state of Bremen. The Geeste (river), River Geeste flows through the city before emptying into the Weser.
Brem ...
.
Until the beginning of the 17th century the river was a major transport artery and navigable until Deelbrügge (nowadays a district of Beverstedt). It was named after the explorer Gerhard von Lune who lived between 1602 and 1666
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See also
*List of rivers of Bremen
A list of rivers of the state Bremen (state), Bremen, Germany:
B
*Balge (river), Balge
G
*Geeste (river), Geeste
K
*Kleine Weser and Werdersee
L
*Lesum
*Lune (Weser), Lune
O
*Ochtum
S
*Schönebecker Aue
V
*Varreler Bäke
W
*Weser
*West ...
*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
* Anke Breitlauch (editor): ''Die Lune – ein Fluß wird verlegt''. Published by Wasser- und Bodenverband Untere Lune, Lunestedt 1987.
References
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Rivers of Lower Saxony
Rivers of Bremen (state)
Rivers of Germany