Lune is a river in
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 some long and a right tributary of the Lower
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 ...
.
The Lune is a small lowland river, which is joined initially by the ''Volkmarster Lune'' on the boundary between the borough of
Bremervörde
Bremervörde () is a town in the north of the district (''Landkreis'') of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the Oste river near the centre of the "triangle" formed by the rivers Weser and Elbe, roughly equidistant from the cit ...
and the
district of Cuxhaven. Between
Kirchwistedt
Kirchwistedt is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2011, it is part of the municipality Beverstedt.
Kirchwistedt belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen. In 1648 th ...
and Stemmermühlen is its confluence with the ''Altwistedter Lune'', and it then flows through
Beverstedt
Beverstedt is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km southeast of Bremerhaven, and 40 km north of Bremen.
Beverstedt belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen. In ...
,
Lunestedt
Lunestedt is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2011, it is part of the municipality Beverstedt.
History
Lunestedt belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, establish ...
, near
Loxstedt
Loxstedt (in High German, in Low Saxon: Lox)
is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated south of Bremerhaven.
History
Lacstidi (literally in ''lake stead''), first mentioned in 1059, belonged to the ...
and to the Lunesiel south of the of
Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven (, , Low German: ''Bremerhoben'') is a city at the seaport of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, a state of the Federal Republic of Germany.
It forms a semi-enclave in the state of Lower Saxony and is located at the mouth of the Riv ...
.
Until the beginning of the 17th century the river was a major transport artery and navigable until Deelbrügge (nowadays a district of Beverstedt). It was named after the explorer Gerhard von Lune who lived between 1602 and 1666
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See also
* List of rivers of Bremen
*List of rivers of Lower Saxony
All rivers in the German state of Lower Saxony flow directly or indirectly into the North Sea.
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*Trillkebach
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Sources
* Anke Breitlauch (editor): ''Die Lune – ein Fluß wird verlegt''. Published by Wasser- und Bodenverband Untere Lune, Lunestedt 1987.
References
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Rivers of Lower Saxony
Rivers of Bremen (state)
Rivers of Germany