Wietze is a river in the South Lüneburg Heath, in Lower Saxony, Germany, 25 kilometres (16 mi) long, a tributary of the Örtze.

Wietze
The Wietze north of Müden
Location
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	East of Moide [de; nds] (a district of Soltau), on the Mathberg (87.5 m or 287 ft)
• coordinates	52°59′28″N 9°57′33″E
• elevation	83 m (272 ft)
Mouth
• location	in Müden into the Örtze
• coordinates	52°52′21.8″N 10°6′49.5″E
• elevation	56 m (184 ft)
Length	25.5 km (15.8 mi)[1]
Basin features
Progression	Örtze→ Aller→ Weser→ North Sea
Tributaries
• left	Aue, Reininger Moorgraben
Towns and villages	Wietzendorf, Reddingen, Müden

The Wietze rises east of the Soltau suburb of Moide [de; nds] and flows from there in a southerly direction to Wietzendorf. Here it is joined by its largest tributary, the Aue. The Aue has two source streams: the Hötzinger Aue, which rises north of Stübeckshorn (a district of Soltau), 98 m above sea level and the Alvernsche Aue, that has its source northwest of Alvern (a district of Munster), 86 m above sea level. Beyond Wietzendorf the Wietze swings east, passes the village of Reddingen and flows through its attached hamlets of Halmern and Reiningen and past the Winterhoff farm. It then turns again towards the south and discharges into the Örtze at Müden.

The Wietze is a very clean river. It is water quality class II through (moderately polluted, betamesosaprob)[2] Between Wietzendorf and Velligsen the river can be used by canoes. It is looked after by the Unterhaltungsverband Örtze which is based Faßberg.

See also

• List of rivers of Lower Saxony

References

На других языках

[de] Wietze (Örtze)