The Elde () is a
river
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in northern
Germany
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(
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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and a few km in
Brandenburg
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), a right
tributary
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of the
Elbe. Its total length is . The Elde originates near
Altenhof, south of
Malchow
Malchow () is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (district), Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany.
Geography
It is situated on the river Elde, 25,5 km we ...
. It first flows southeast towards the southern end of Lake
Müritz, which it enters at
Vipperow. It flows out of the Müritz at its northern end, near
Waren. It turns west, and flows through a series of small lakes, and along the town of Malchow, until the
Plauer See. It flows out of the Plauer See at
Plau am See
Plau am See () is a town in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated 28 km east of Parchim, and 29 km west of Waren.
Around 1235 the city was called Plawe, that being the Polabian fi ...
, and continues west and southwest through
Lübz,
Parchim
Parchim (; Mecklenburgisch: ''Parchen'') is a town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is the capital of the Ludwigslust-Parchim district. It was the birthplace of Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, to whom a monument was erected in 1876.
Foun ...
,
Neustadt-Glewe
Neustadt-Glewe is a German town, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, in the district of Ludwigslust-Parchim.
History
Neustadt-Glewe was mentioned for the first time in a document in 1248.
Hans Axel Holm, a Swedish writer and journalist, documente ...
,
Grabow
Grabow () is a town in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated on the river Elde, 7 km (4.35 mi) southeast of Ludwigslust, and 34 km (21.12 mi) northwest of Wittenberge. It ...
and
Eldena
Eldena is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe ...
, and flows into the Elbe at
Dömitz. Near Eldena, the ''Alte Elde'' branches off and flows into the
Löcknitz (another tributary of the
Elbe) near
Eldenburg, part of
Lenzen (Elbe). For much of its length, , it forms the navigable ''Müritz-Elde-Wasserstraße'', with 17
locks
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Common meanings
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*Lock (water navigation), a device for boats to transit between different levels of water, as in a canal
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* ''Lock ...
.
Datentabellen
Generaldirektion Wasserstraßen und Schifffahrt Standort Magdeburg The Elde is murky, due to the fast erosion of the valley around it.
References
Rivers of Brandenburg
Rivers of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Federal waterways in Germany
Rivers of Germany
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