Luhe (Ilmenau)

The Luhe runs through the Lüneburg Heath and discharges into the Ilmenau. It is part of the Elbe river system.

Luhe
The River Luhe near Wohlenbüttel
Location
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
Reference no.DE: 5948
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationBispingen
  coordinates53°04′01″N 9°58′49″E
  elevation80 m
Mouth 
  location
Ilmenau near Stöckte
  coordinates
53°23′04″N 10°12′20″E
  elevation
7 m
Length56.1 km (34.9 mi)[1]
Basin size476 km2 (184 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
ProgressionIlmenauElbeNorth Sea
Landmarks
Tributaries 
  leftBrunau, Schwinde, Garlstorfer Aue
  rightLopau

Luhe is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany.

The entire catchment area of the Luhe has been heavily populated since the New Stone Age as evinced by sites like the monuments at Soderstorf and the Oldendorfer Totenstatt grave sites. At the height of the present-day town of Winsen (Luhe) a bridge over the Luhe was controlled by Winsen Castle from the 13th century onwards.

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