The Hase is a long 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
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.
It is a right tributary of the
Ems, but part of its flow goes to the
Else, that is part of 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 ...
basin. Its source is in the
Teutoburg Forest
The Teutoburg Forest ( ; german: Teutoburger Wald ) is a range of low, forested hills in the German states of Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia. Until the 17th century, the official name of the hill ridge was Osning. It was first renamed th ...
, south-east of
Osnabrück
Osnabrück (; wep, Ossenbrügge; archaic ''Osnaburg'') is a city in the German state of Lower Saxony. It is situated on the river Hase in a valley penned between the Wiehen Hills and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest. With a population ...
, on the north slope of the high Hankenüll hill.
Weser-Ems watershed
After about , near
Gesmold
Gesmold is a town and former municipality, now part of Melle, Germany, Melle, in the Osnabrück (district), district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is placed between the Wiehengebirge and the Teutoburg Forest.
It features Gesmold ...
and about west of
Melle
Melle may refer to:
People
* Basil Melle (1891–1966), South African cricketer
* Gil Mellé (1931–2004), American artist, jazz musician and film composer
* John van Melle (1887–1953), Dutch-born South African author
* Melle Mel (born 19 ...
, the Hase encounters an anomaly of terrain and bifurcates such that each branch flows in a different drainage system:
* one third of its waters flow along the south side of the
Wiehengebirge
The Wiehen Hills (german: Wiehengebirge, , also locally, just ''Wiehen'') are a hill range in North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony in Germany. The hills run from west to east like a long finger away from the main upland area of the Lower Saxon ...
hills eastward from Gesmold into the Else, which begins there, and flows into the
Werre
The Werre is a river in the Detmold region (Regierungsbezirk) of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, left tributary of the Weser. Its source is near Horn-Bad Meinberg. The Werre flows generally north through the towns Detmold, Lage, Bad Salzuflen, H ...
at
Kirchlengern
Kirchlengern is a municipality in the district of Herford, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Kirchlengern is situated on the river Else, approx. 10 km north of Herford.
Neighbouring places
* Hüllhorst
* Löhne
* Hiddenhausen ...
(north of
Herford
Herford (; nds, Hiarwede) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the lowlands between the hill chains of the Wiehen Hills and the Teutoburg Forest. It is the capital of the district of Herford (district), Herford.
Geography
...
). The Werre is a tributary of 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 ...
.
* two thirds of its waters (the ''Hase proper'') flow northwest from Gesmold toward Osnabrück, past the towns listed below, and toward
Meppen
Meppen (; Northern Low Saxon: ''Möppen'') is a town in and the seat of the Emsland district of Lower Saxony, Germany, at the confluence of the Ems (river), Ems, Hase, and Nordradde rivers and the Dortmund–Ems Canal (DEK). The name stems from t ...
, where the Ems receives its flow.
Towns
*
Melle
Melle may refer to:
People
* Basil Melle (1891–1966), South African cricketer
* Gil Mellé (1931–2004), American artist, jazz musician and film composer
* John van Melle (1887–1953), Dutch-born South African author
* Melle Mel (born 19 ...
*
Bissendorf
Bissendorf (formerly Bissendorpe) is a municipality in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 9 km southeast of Osnabrück
Osnabrück (; wep, Ossenbrügge; archaic ''Osnaburg'') is a city in ...
*
Osnabrück
Osnabrück (; wep, Ossenbrügge; archaic ''Osnaburg'') is a city in the German state of Lower Saxony. It is situated on the river Hase in a valley penned between the Wiehen Hills and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest. With a population ...
*
Wallenhorst
Wallenhorst is a municipality in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Wiehengebirge, approx. 10 km north of Osnabrück.
The New St. Alexander Church serves as a reference height for all other heights in ...
*
Bramsche
Bramsche is a town in the district of Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is about north of Osnabrück, at . Population is 30,952 (2018).
Subdivisions
In 1971/72 12 previously independent municipalities were included into the town.
*Achmer
*B ...
- to the south of this city the Hase crosses the
Mittelland Canal
The Mittelland Canal, also known as the Midland Canal, (german: Mittellandkanal, ) is a major canal in central Germany. It forms an important link in the waterway network of that country, providing the principal east-west inland waterway connec ...
*
Rieste
Rieste is a municipality in the Osnabrück (district), district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Mayor
In November 2011 Sebastian Hüdepohl was elected the new mayor. He is the successor of Anton Harms, who was in office since 1996.
Refe ...
*
Alfhausen
Alfhausen is a village in the collective municipality (''Samtgemeinde'') of Bersenbrück in the district of Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Geography
Location
Alfhausen is located just under 27 km north of Osnabrück, and is in the ...
- here the Hase forms the
Alfsee
The Alfsee is a reservoir in the north of the district of Osnabrück in the state of Lower Saxony in north Germany. It has an area of 2.2 km².
It acts as a flood retention basin for the catchment area of the Hase and as local recreational ...
, an artificial lake acting as flood retention basin for the lower reaches
*
Bersenbrück
Bersenbrück (; Northern Low Saxon: ''Bessenbrügge'') is a town in the Osnabrück (district), district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Hase, approx. 30 km north of Osnabrück.
Bersenbrück is the seat of ...
*
Badbergen
Badbergen is a municipality in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It lies on the River Hase
The Hase is a long river of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Ems, but part of its flow goes to the Else, th ...
*
Quakenbrück
Quakenbrück (Northern Low Saxon: ''Quokenbrügge'') is a town in the Osnabrück (district), district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Hase. It is part of the ''Samtgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") of Ar ...
- in the southeast the Hase divides into two branches: the Big Hase (passing the town in the northeast) and the Little Hase (which itself is divided into several branches within the town, one of which leaves the town northwards to the Big Hase) (Binnendelta)
*
Menslage
Menslage is a municipality in the Osnabrück (district), district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is part of the Samtgemeinde Artland (the "collective community" of Artland).
References
Osnabrück (district)
{{Osnabrück-ge ...
- here the Hase is channeled into the Little Hase
*
Löningen
Löningen () is a town in the Cloppenburg (district), district of Cloppenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town is situated on the river Hase, approx. 25 km southwest of Cloppenburg.
History
Löningen originally appeared in 822 as Loingo. T ...
- here it flows into a somewhat northerly branch: the Big Hase
*
Herzlake
Herzlake is a municipality in the Emsland district, in Lower Saxony, 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 t ...
- here the two branches flow together again
*
Haselünne
Haselünne () is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, in the district of Emsland. It is situated on the river Hase, approx. 15 km east of Meppen, Germany, Meppen.
Notable people Notable people born in the city
* Anton C. R. Dreesmann (1854–19 ...
*
Meppen
Meppen (; Northern Low Saxon: ''Möppen'') is a town in and the seat of the Emsland district of Lower Saxony, Germany, at the confluence of the Ems (river), Ems, Hase, and Nordradde rivers and the Dortmund–Ems Canal (DEK). The name stems from t ...
Hydroelectricity
Currently one
Run-of-the-river hydroelectricity
Run-of-river hydroelectricity (ROR) or run-of-the-river hydroelectricity is a type of hydroelectric generation plant whereby little or no water storage is provided. Run-of-the-river power plants may have no water storage at all or a limited amou ...
is installed
Pictures
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 ...
References
External links
*{{commons category-inline, Hase
Rivers of Lower Saxony
Federal waterways in Germany
Osnabrück (district)
Bissendorf
Rivers of Germany