Hornbeker Mühlenbach is a long stream of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Its spring is near

Niendorf an der Stecknitz Niendorf an der Stecknitz is a municipality in the Lauenburg (district), district of Lauenburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. References

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and after passing a V-shaped valley it reaches its mouth near Hornbek into

Elbe–Lübeck Canal The Elbe–Lübeck Canal () (also known as the Elbe–Trave Canal) is an canal, artificial waterway in eastern Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It connects the rivers Elbe and Trave, creating an inland water route across the drainage divide from the ...

. The river is crossing the

Old Salt Route The Old Salt Route was a medieval trade route in Northern Germany, one of the ancient network of salt roads which were used primarily for the transport of salt and other staples. In Germany it was referred to as ''Alte Salzstraße''. Salt was ...

at the Mühlendamm. It had special significance because it was part of the Limes Saxoniae since 810, which had been the border between the

Abodriti The Obotrites ( la, Obotriti, Abodritorum, Abodritos…) or Obodrites, also spelled Abodrites (german: Abodriten), were a confederation of medieval West Slavic tribes within the territory of modern Mecklenburg and Holstein in northern Germany ( ...

and the Saxons.

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