The Thyra is a river of
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of
and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making it the ...
,
Germany
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, in the district of
Mansfeld-Südharz
Mansfeld-Südharz is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Its area is .
History
The district was established by merging the former districts of Sangerhausen and Mansfelder Land as part of the reform of 2007. In the German parliament, the Bu ...
in the
Harz
The Harz () is a 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 name ''Harz'' derives from the Middle High German w ...
Mountains.
Course
The Thyra begins its course in the old quarter of
Stolberg in the Harz Mountains at the confluence of three mountain streams - the
Große Wilde,
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* Christian Kleine (born 1974), German musician and DJ
* Cindy Kl ...
and
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Rottleberode is a village and a former municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the municipality Südharz
Südharz (literally "South Harz") is a municipality in the Mansfe ...
. Here the Thyra valley becomes very wide, but near Uftrungen
Uftrungen is a village and a former municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the municipality Südharz
Südharz (literally "South Harz") is a municipality in the Mansfeld-S� ...
it narrows again. South of Uftrungen the Thyra leaves the Harz and enters the Goldene Aue The Goldene Aue (German: "golden lowland", also " ... bottom" or " ... meadow" / " ... pasture", with "Au referring to a low-lying area, often a wetland) is a valley in eastern Germany, in the states Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt. It is situated betw ...
, crossing and Berga
Berga () is the capital of the ''comarca'' (county) of Berguedà, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is bordered by the municipalities of Cercs, Olvan, Avià, Capolat and Castellar del Riu.
History
Berga derives its name ...
, before this little river enters the Helme
The Helme is river in central Germany that is about long and which forms a left-hand, western tributary of the Unstrut in the states of Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt.
Course
The river rises in Thuringia south of the Harz mountains in the dis ...
.
Influence
Several things are named after the Thyra, for example the Thyra thermal baths (''Thyratherme'') in Stolberg or the railway line known as the Thyraliesel.
See also
*List of rivers of Saxony-Anhalt
A list of rivers of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany:
A
* Aland
* Aller
* Allerbach, tributary of the Rappbode (Rappbode Auxiliary Dam)
* Allerbach, tributary of the Warme Bode
* Alte Elbe
B
* Bauerngraben
* Beber
* Biese
*Black Elster
* Bode
* Born-Dors ...
References
External links
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Mansfeld-Südharz
Rivers of Saxony-Anhalt
Rivers of Germany