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The Ecker is a , right-hand, southeast tributary of the Oker which runs mainly through the Harz mountains in the German states of Saxony-Anhalt and Lower Saxony.
The Ecker rises around southwest of the Brocken at at the ''Eckersprung''. Until the border was reopened it was the end of the
Course
From its source toAbbenrode
Abbenrode is a village and a former municipality in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it has been part of the municipality of Nordharz.
The village is situated north of the Harz mountain range, near the Ec ...
the Ecker is a border river, today running between the federal states of Saxony-Anhalt and Lower Saxony. Prior to German reunification
German reunification (german: link=no, Deutsche Wiedervereinigung) was the process of re-establishing Germany as a united and fully sovereign state, which took place between 2 May 1989 and 15 March 1991. The day of 3 October 1990 when the Ge ...
this was also the border between the German Democratic Republic in the east and Federal Republic of Germany to the west.
The Ecker rises around southwest of the Brocken at at the ''Eckersprung''. Until the border was reopened it was the end of the Goethe Way Goethe Way (german: Goetheweg) is the name given to a number of footpaths or trails that run through various regions in Germany and the Alps (e.g. through the Harz mountains, Thuringian Forest, Alps) as well as a railway station ( Goetheweg station) ...
(''Goetheweg'') from Torfhaus. Today there is a large picnic area with toilets at the ''Eckersprung''.
Along a steep, rocky bed, the Ecker initially flows to the Ecker Dam, then through the deeply incised Ecker valley towards the north-northeast, where it passes the Ahlsburg
The Ahlsburg is a range of bunter sandstone hills, relatively small in area and up to , in the southern part of Lower Saxony, Germany. It lies within the Solling foreland and is part of the Weser-Leine Uplands.
Geography
The Ahlsburg hills run ...
, and then leaves the Harz. The upper Ecker valley is part of the Harz National Park. Only the site of the paper factory, located there since the 19th century, was excluded.
Next, the Ecker runs via Stapelburg
Stapelburg is a village and a former municipality in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the Nordharz municipality.
Geography
It is located at the northern foot of the Harz mountain range and Harz ...
to Abbenrode (a Nordharz
Nordharz (literally "North Harz") is a municipality in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
The municipal area consists of eight ''Ortschaften'' or municipal divisions:Aller
Aller may refer to:
Places Rivers
* Aller (Germany), a major river in North Germany
*Aller (Asturian river), a river in Asturias, Spain
*River Aller, a small river on Exmoor in Somerset, England
Inhabited places in the United Kingdom
*Aller, Devo ...
, just north of (a Vienenburg district) on the A 395 motorway at about . Before Wiedelah some of the water is diverted as the Ecker Ditch (''Eckergraben'') and only feeds back into the Oker north of Schladen.
See also
* List of rivers of Lower Saxony * List of rivers of Saxony-AnhaltReferences
{{Authority control Rivers of Lower Saxony Rivers of Saxony-Anhalt Rivers of the Harz Rivers of Germany