The Rhünda (), also called the Rhündabach, is a long, eastern tributary of the
River Schwalm in the
Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, North
Hesse,
Germany.
Course
The Rhünda rises in the northern foothills of the
Knüllgebirge. Its source is in the village of Dickershausen, part of the town of
Homberg (Efze), at above sea level.
Initially the Rhünda flows northeastward through Sipperhausen and then after turns away from the Stöpplingskopf, towards north-northwest. In this direction it flows through, approximately parallel to the
Bundesautobahn 7
is the longest German Autobahn and the longest national motorway in Europe at 963 km (598 mi). It bisects the country almost evenly between east and west. In the north, it starts at the border with Denmark as an extension of the Danish part o ...
to the east, Ostheim, then flows west past the Geschellenberg hill () and then just to the east of the town of Mosheim.
The river meets a small stream close to Hilgershausen then flows southwest down to Helmshausen. After passing a mill, and two basalt quarries, the Rhünda reaches the Felsberg district of Rhünda, after it crosses under
Bundesstraße 253, just before reaching the
Main–Weser Railway at about above sea level. There it opens into the River
Schwalm, which, in turn, just after passing again under the railway line, flows in the River
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.
Tributaries
The tributaries of the Rhünda are all, orographically, on the left. They are:
* Hohlgraben (), between Ostheim and Mosheim, length , basin size
* Tiefenbach (), between Hilgershausen and Helmshausen, length , basin size )
* Frasenbach (), at Helmshausen
Rhünda Skull
In 1956, a severe storm caused the Rhünda to wash away its bank near the town of Rhünda, close to the present-day sports area.
About down a villager found a 12,000 years-old skull of a human, now known as
The Rhünda Skull.
See also
*
List of rivers of Hesse
References
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Rivers of Hesse
Rivers of Germany