The Thyra is a river of
Saxony-Anhalt
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and has a population of 2.17 million inhabitants, making it the List of German states ...
,
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
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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,
Kleine Wilde and
LudeHarzlive - Thyra
/ref> - and then flows through Stolberg, where several streams join it, before heading south through a steep valley to Rottleberode
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 (, ) is a municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Sa ...
. 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 (, ) is a municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxon ...
it narrows again. South of Uftrungen the Thyra leaves the Harz and enters the Goldene Aue The Goldene Aue (, "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 between ...
, crossing and Berga
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History
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, before this little river enters the Helme Helme may refer to:
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* Helme (river), a river in central Germany
* Helme Parish, a rural municipality in Valga County, Estonia
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.
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-Dor ...
References
External links
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Mansfeld-Südharz
Rivers of Saxony-Anhalt
Rivers of Germany