Wümme () is a river in northern
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
, in the states
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a States of Germany, German state (') in Northern Germany, northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ' of the Germany, Federal Re ...
and
Bremen
Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (, ), is the capital of the States of Germany, German state of the Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (), a two-city-state consisting of the c ...
, marking the border between the two states for part of its course. It is the main headstream of the
Lesum.
The Wümme's length is . Including the Lesum, that runs into the river
Weser
The Weser () is a river of Lower Saxony in north-west Germany. It begins at Hannoversch Münden through the confluence of the Werra and Fulda. It passes through the Hanseatic city of Bremen. Its mouth is further north against the ports o ...
, its total length is .
The river's source is on the Wulfsberg in
Lüneburg Heath.
West of
Rotenburg, it takes up the rivers
Rodau and
Wiedau. The Wümme from the left and the
Hamme from the right combine near Wasserhorst (part of
Blockland in Bremen) forming the Lesum.
[
Towns on the river Wümme are Lauenbrück, Scheeßel, Rotenburg, Ottersberg, Fischerhude, Lilienthal and ]Bremen
Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (, ), is the capital of the States of Germany, German state of the Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (), a two-city-state consisting of the c ...
.
See also
*List of rivers of Bremen
A list of rivers of the state Bremen (state), Bremen, Germany:
B
*Balge (river), Balge
G
*Geeste (river), Geeste
K
*Kleine Weser and Werdersee
L
*Lesum
*Lune (Weser), Lune
O
*Ochtum
S
*Schönebecker Aue
V
*Varreler Bäke
W
*Weser
*West ...
*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 (Oste), Twiste
U
*Uffe ...
References
Rivers of Bremen (state)
Rivers of Lower Saxony
Federal waterways in Germany
Rivers of Germany
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