The Rhume Spring (german: Rhumequelle) is a large

karst spring A karst spring or karstic spring is a spring (outflow of groundwater) that is part of a karst hydrological system. Description Because of their often conical or inverted bowl shape, karst springs are also known in German-speaking lands as a ''T ...

in the eastern part of the Rotenberg ridge not far from the northeastern edge of the village of

Rhumspringe Rhumspringe is a municipality in the district of Göttingen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is part of the Eichsfeld. The source of the river Rhume is at Rhume Spring The Rhume Spring (german: Rhumequelle) is a large karst spring in the eastern ...

in the

Harz mountains 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 ...

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 is the source of the River

Rhume The Rhume is a long river in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Leine. Its source is the karstic spring of Rhume Spring in Rhumspringe, south of the Harz mountain range. The water drains with high pressure from the ground of ...

Description

The spring is easily accessible by a nearby road.

External links

– private website on the Rhume Spring (German)
Description of the Rhume Spring
by the State Office of Mining, Energy and Geology,(pdf, 263 kb) {{Coord, 51.589656, N, 10.310175, E, type:waterbody_region:DE-NI, display=title Springs of Germany Karst springs Karst formations of Germany Landforms of Lower Saxony Eichsfeld (district) Osterode (district) Göttingen (district)

Rhume Spring The Rhume Spring (german: Rhumequelle) is a large karst spring in the eastern part of the Rotenberg ridge not far from the northeastern edge of the village of Rhumspringe in the Harz mountains of Germany. It is the source of the River Rhume ...