The Ellerbach is a right tributary of the river
Saale
The Saale (), also known as the Saxon Saale (german: Sächsische Saale) and Thuringian Saale (german: Thüringische Saale), is a river in Germany and a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. It is not to be confused with the smaller Fränkische Saale, ...
. It flows through the districts
Burgenlandkreis
Burgenlandkreis is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Its area is .
History
The district was established as Landkreis Burgenland by the merger of the former Burgenlandkreis and Landkreis Weißenfels as part of the reform of 2007. On 16 ...
and
Saalekreis
Saalekreis is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The district seat is Merseburg. Its area is . It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts Kyffhäuserkreis (Thuringia), Mansfeld-Südharz, Salzlandkreis, Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Nords ...
of
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of
and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making it the ...
and flows into the Saale near
Bad Dürrenberg
Bad Dürrenberg is a spa town in the Saalekreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the river Saale, approx. 8 km southeast of Merseburg. It is known for its graduation tower, the largest one in Germany.
Geography
The t ...
.
Places on the Ellerbach are Schweßwitz (a district of
Röcken
Röcken is a village and former municipality in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 July 2009, it has been part of the town of Lützen.
In 1844 philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche was born in the village, where his fat ...
), Ellerbach (a district of
Tollwitz
Tollwitz is a village and a former municipality in the district Saalekreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Bad Dürrenberg
Bad Dürrenberg is a spa town in the Saalekreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Ger ...
), Tollwitz and Bad Dürrenberg.
See also
*
List of rivers of Saxony-Anhalt
A list of rivers of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany:
A
* Aland
*Aller
* Allerbach, tributary of the Rappbode (Rappbode Auxiliary Dam)
* Allerbach, tributary of the Warme Bode
* Alte Elbe
B
* Bauerngraben
* Beber
*Biese
*Black Elster
* Bode
* Born-Dorste ...
External links
* http://www.lebendigesaale.de/
Der Kiebitz 2/01 - Vol 62: Pflege- und Entwicklungskonzeption für den Ellerbach* https://web.archive.org/web/20070808035423/http://www.aha-halle.de/projektellerbach.pdf
Rivers of Saxony-Anhalt
Rivers of Germany
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