The Rhünda (), also called the Rhündabach, is a long, eastern tributary of the River Schwalm in the

Schwalm-Eder-Kreis Schwalm-Eder-Kreis is a ''Kreis'' (Districts of Germany, district) in the north of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Kassel (district), Kassel, Werra-Meißner, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Vogelsbergkreis, Vogelsberg, Marburg-Biedenkopf, and Wald ...

, North

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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) Homberg () is a small town in the northern part of Hesse, a state in central Germany, with about 15,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of the Schwalm-Eder district. In 2008, the town hosted the 48th Hessentag state festival. Geography Homberg lies in ...

, 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 of ...

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

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253, just before reaching the

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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 Eder.

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.

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Rhünda Skull

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