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 larg ...

. In many sources the name ''Zorge'' is translated as "wild river".

Course

The river starts in the village of the same name in the

Harz 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 streams''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 Ellrich is a town in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the southern edge of the Harz, 13 km northwest of Nordhausen. It is the northernmost settlement in Thuringia. History Second World War Durin ...

Nordhausen Nordhausen may refer to: * Nordhausen (district), a district in Thuringia, Germany ** Nordhausen, Thuringia, a city in the district **Nordhausen station, the railway station in the city * Nordhouse, a commune in Alsace (German: Nordhausen) * Narost ...

. 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 ...

. The headstreams of the Zorge, like other streams such as the

Wieda Wieda is a village and a former municipality in the district of Göttingen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2016, it is part of the municipality Walkenried. Wieda is on River Wieda, a tributary of Zorge in the southern part of the ...

, 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 Kelbra () is a town the Mansfeld-Südharz district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated north of the Kyffhäuser mountains, approx. 20 km west of Sangerhausen, and 20 km east of Nordhausen. Kelbra is part of the ''Verbandsgemeinde ...

on the Helme.

Tributaries

* Wolfsbach (left headstream) * Sparakelbach (right headstream) * Steigerwasser (right) * Elsbach (left) * Dörenbach (right) * Illigesbach (right) * Rosenbach (left) * Sülze (left) *

(right) * Bere (left) * Kappelbach (left) * Orbach (left) * Gumpebach (left) * Roßmannsbach (left) * Leimbach (left) * Krummbach (left)

References

{{Authority control Rivers of Lower Saxony Rivers of Thuringia Rivers of the Harz Osterode (district) Nordhausen, Thuringia Rivers of Germany

Course

Tributaries

See also

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