The Holtemme is a long
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...
of the river
Bode in
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of
and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making it the ...
,
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 rises in the
Harz
The Harz () is a highland area in northern Germany. It has the highest elevations for that region, and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia. The name ''Harz'' derives from the Middle High German ...
mountains at the eastern foot of the
Brocken
The Brocken, also sometimes referred to as the Blocksberg, is the highest peak in the Harz mountain range and also the highest peak in Northern Germany; it is near Schierke in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt between the rivers Weser and Elbe. ...
, descends during its upper course as the
Steinerne Renne
The Steinerne Renne is a waterfall and natural monument near the town of Wernigerode in the Harz mountains of central Germany.
Location
The Steinerne Renne is east of the Harz National Park in the Harz/Saxony-Anhalt Nature Park. It lies south ...
, a steep stream bed riddled with granite rocks, flows through
Hasserode
Hasserode has been a quarter in the town of Wernigerode in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt since 1907.
Location
Hasserode lies at the foot of the Harz Mountains in the valley of the River Holtemme, whose upper reaches include the water ca ...
,
Wernigerode
Wernigerode () is a town in the district of Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Until 2007, it was the capital of the district of Wernigerode. Its population was 35,041 in 2012.
Wernigerode is located southwest of Halberstadt, and is picturesquely s ...
and past their villages of
Minsleben
Minsleben () is a ''Ortsteil'' (district) of Wernigerode since April 1, 1993.
Geographical position
Minsleben is on the northern edge of the Harz mountains in the plain open to the north. The Holtemme flows past the village. The Minsleben stop ...
and
Silstedt
Silstedt is a village in Saxony-Anhalt. It is part of the town Wernigerode.
Geography
Silstedt is located at the northeastern side of Wernigerode. Through Silstedt goes the ''Landesstraße L82'', that goes from Wernigerode to Derenburg. In the N ...
, through
Derenburg
Derenburg is a town in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it has been part of the Blankenburg am Harz municipality.
Geography
The settlement is situated in the northern foothills of the Harz mountain range ...
and
Halberstadt
Halberstadt ( Eastphalian: ''Halverstidde'') is a town in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, the capital of Harz district. Located north of the Harz mountain range, it is known for its old town center that was greatly destroyed by Allied bombi ...
and discharges into the Bode.
In Wernigerode, not far from the western gate, the
Zillierbach
The Zillierbach (until 1558 called the Zilgerbach) is a stream in the Harz mountains of central Germany ( Harz district) in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is about long. The stream rises on the western side of the ''Hohneklippen'' crags and runs ...
, which is also known as the ''Flutrenne'', merges into the Holtemme.
Rivers of Saxony-Anhalt
Rivers of the Harz
Rivers of Germany
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