Siede is a river of
Lower Saxony,
Germany. It is a left-hand (northern)
tributary of the
Große Aue, about long. It runs mainly through the southern part of the
district of Diepholz and belongs to the
Weser river system.
Course
The Siede emerges near Reihausen in the village of
Engeln in the parish of
Bruchhausen-Vilsen
Bruchhausen-Vilsen is a municipality in the Diepholz district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated southeast of Bremen. The nearby communities of Berxen, Bruchhöfen, Bruchmühlen, Dille, Gehlbergen, Heiligenberg, Homfeld, Nenndorf, Rietha ...
. From its source, it flows in a southerly direction through the
''Samtgemeinde'' Siedenburg and its main municipality
Siedenburg
Siedenburg is a municipality in the district of Diepholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km west of Nienburg.
Siedenburg is also the seat of the '' Samtgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") Siedenburg.
Refer ...
, to which it has given its name. It then leaves Diepholz district and discharges into the Große Aue in the
district of Nienburg.
The tributaries of the Siede are the Kuhlenkamper Beeke (= upper and middle reaches of the , the and the
Eschbach.
See also
*
List of rivers of Lower Saxony
References
Rivers of Lower Saxony
Rivers of Germany
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