The Ospenke is a left tributary of the
Söse near
Osterode in the
Harz Mountains
The Harz (), also called the Harz Mountains, is a Mittelgebirge, highland area in northern Germany. It has the highest elevations for that region, and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia. The nam ...
of central
Germany
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in the state of
Lower Saxony
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.
Course
The Ospenke rises between the valleys of the
Apenke
The Apenke is a left tributary of the Söse in Osterode am Harz, Osterode in the Harz Mountains in the German state of Lower Saxony.
Course
The Apenke rises south of the Feenhöhe heights in the Bärengarten. It flows initially parallel to the ...
and
Eipenke, runs parallel to the latter and empties from the left into the
Söse in the suburb of Scheerenberg.
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
Rivers of Lower Saxony
Rivers of the Harz
Göttingen (district)
Rivers of Germany
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