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The Zorge is a tributary of the
''Die Zorge''
at www.harzlife.de. Accessed on 5 Dec 2010. which meet in the middle of the upper part of the village at around . It then flows in a southerly direction through Zorge and Ellrich to Nordhausen. The Zorge discharges into the Helme northeast of
The Zorge is a tributary of the Helme
The Helme is river in central Germany that is about long and which forms a left-hand, western tributary of the Unstrut in the states of Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt.
Course
The river rises in Thuringia south of the Harz mountains in the dis ...
in central Germany. It is about long and flows from the state of 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 ...
into Thuringia
Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million.
Erfurt is the capital and lar ...
. In many sources the name ''Zorge'' is translated as "wild river".
Course
The river starts in the village of the same name in theHarz 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 ...
at the confluence of the Wolfsbach and Sprakelsbach streamsat www.harzlife.de. Accessed on 5 Dec 2010. which meet in the middle of the upper part of the village at around . It then flows in a southerly direction through Zorge and Ellrich to Nordhausen. The Zorge discharges into the Helme northeast of
Heringen
Heringen (Werra) is a small town in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in eastern Hesse, Germany lying right at the boundary with Thuringia.
Geography
Location
The nearest major towns and cities are Bad Hersfeld (28 km to the west), Eisenach ...
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The headstreams of the Zorge, like other streams such as the Wieda, drain one of the rainiest regions of the Harz. The quantities of water it carries to the Helme are one of the reasons for the construction of the Kelbra Reservoir on the Helme.
Tributaries
* Wolfsbach (left headstream) * Sparakelbach (right headstream) * Steigerwasser (right) * Elsbach (left) * Dörenbach (right) * Illigesbach (right) * Rosenbach (left) * Sülze (left) * Wieda (right) * Bere (left) * Kappelbach (left) * Orbach (left) * Gumpebach (left) * Roßmannsbach (left) * Leimbach (left) * Krummbach (left)See also
*List of rivers of Lower Saxony
All rivers in the German state of Lower Saxony flow directly or indirectly into the North Sea.
A–Z
A
B
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
* Purrmühlenbach
R
S
T
* Tiefenbeek
* Trillkebach
* Trutenbeek
* Twiste
U
* Uffe
* Ulrich ...
* List of rivers of Thuringia
References
{{Authority control Rivers of Lower Saxony Rivers of Thuringia Rivers of the Harz Osterode (district) Nordhausen, Thuringia Rivers of Germany