The Fulde is a river of
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...
,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
.
It belongs to the
Weser
The Weser () is a river of Lower Saxony in north-west Germany. It begins at Hannoversch Münden through the confluence of the Werra and Fulda. It passes through the Hanseatic city of Bremen. Its mouth is further north against the ports of Bre ...
river system. It is about long and flows entirely within the territory of the borough of
Walsrode
Walsrode (; nds, Wasra) is a town in the district of Heidekreis, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The former municipality Bomlitz was merged into Walsrode in January 2020.
History
Middle Ages
986 Foundation of Walsrode Abbey by Count Walo. The first ...
(
Heidekreis district. It rises in a valley between two parallel
end moraine
A terminal moraine, also called end moraine, is a type of moraine that forms at the terminal (edge) of a glacier, marking its maximum advance. At this point, debris that has accumulated by plucking and abrasion, has been pushed by the front edge ...
s formed in the
Saalian Ice Age. By far the largest source drains the
Grundloses Moor
The Grundloses Moor (literally: "Bottomless Bog") is the largest, virtually intact raised bog in the district of Heidekreis and a Naturschutzgebiet, nature reserve in Walsrode in the German state of Lower Saxony.
Description
The reserve has an ...
("bottomless moor"), north of
Fulde and emerges from the ''Kleiner See'' ("Little Lake") there. Another source appears northwest of the village of Fulde, which gave the stream its name. From there the Fulde runs through, at times, picturesque scenery between steep, grass-covered, clay banks and fish ponds south of the Walsrode town forest of ''Eckernworth'', where the
Rischmannshof Heath Museum
The Rischmannshof Heath Museum (German: ''Heidemuseum Rischmannshof'') is an open-air museum in Walsrode, Germany.
History
Rischmannshof was opened in 1912 as one of the first open-air museums in Germany. The museum consists of a rural farmya ...
is located, crosses the centre of the town through the ''Fulde Park'' with its town hall and joins the
River Böhme
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...
south of the
Walsrode Abbey
Walsrode Abbey (German: ''Kloster Walsrode'') in Walsrode, Germany, is one of the historic monasteries of Benedictine nuns on the Lüneburg Heath in North Germany which are collectively known as the ''Lüneklöster''. Today it is a Lutheran wome ...
lake.
See also
*
List of rivers of Lower Saxony
All rivers in the German state of Lower Saxony flow directly or indirectly into the North Sea.
A–Z
A
B
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
* Purrmühlenbach
R
S
T
*Tiefenbeek
*Trillkebach
*Trutenbeek
* Twiste
U
* Uffe
*Ulrichswas ...
Literature
* Topographische Karte 1:25000, Blatt 3123. (Hrsg.: Landesvermessung und Geobasisinformation Niedersachsen), Hannover 2002 (1. Auflage);
Rivers of Lower Saxony
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Rivers of Germany
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