Lonau (river)
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The Lonau is a roughly 3.5 km long (from Lonau
) tributary of the Sieber
. It starts in Lonau
, formed by the confluence of the Große
and Kleine Lonau
. It then flows in a southerly (intermittently in a south-southwesterly) direction to Herzberg am Harz
, where it discharges into the Sieber after the Lonau Waterfall.
Lonau
Lonau is a small village with a population of about 345 situated at an elevation of about 400m in the Harz Mountains of Northern Germany. Besides the clean air and lush forests, it is famous for the capercaillie....
) tributary of the Sieber
Sieber (river)
The Sieber is a 35 km long, right hand tributary of the Oder in the Harz mountains of Germany.It rises at 760 m on the Bruchberg massif and flows through Herzberg before discharging at Hattorf into the Oder which, in turn, flows into the Rhume...
. It starts in Lonau
Lonau
Lonau is a small village with a population of about 345 situated at an elevation of about 400m in the Harz Mountains of Northern Germany. Besides the clean air and lush forests, it is famous for the capercaillie....
, formed by the confluence of the Große
Große Lonau
The Große Lonau is the left headstream of the River Lonau in Lower Saxony, Germany.- Course :It rises at an elevation of 730 m in the vicinity of the Hanskühnenburg on the ridge of Auf dem Acker. Then it flows mostly in a south-southwest direction to Lonau, where it merges with the Kleine Lonau to...
and Kleine Lonau
Kleine Lonau
The Kleine Lonau is one of the two headstreams of the Lonau in Lower Saxony, Germany.- Course :It rises at a height of 650 metres and flows through the Mariental valley to Lonau, where it merges with the Große Lonau to form the River Lonau. It is about 4.2 km long and 1.8 km shorter than the other...
. It then flows in a southerly (intermittently in a south-southwesterly) direction to Herzberg am Harz
Herzberg am Harz
Herzberg am Harz is a town in the Osterode district of Lower Saxony, Germany.- History :Herzberg castle was first mentioned in 1154. The town was part of the state of Brunswick-Grubenhagen, and the castle was for some time used as a residence by the dukes...
, where it discharges into the Sieber after the Lonau Waterfall.