The Stepenitz is a river

River

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 in Brandenburg

Brandenburg

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, Germany

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. It is a right tributary

Tributary

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 of the Elbe

Elbe

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 and runs for approximately 84 kilometers. The Dömnitz

Dömnitz

Dömnitz is a river of Brandenburg, Germany.-See also:*List of rivers of Brandenburg...

 is a left tributary of the Stepenitz.

The Stepenitz's source is in the district Ostprignitz-Ruppin

Ostprignitz-Ruppin

Ostprignitz-Ruppin is a Kreis in the northwestern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring are the districts Müritz and Mecklenburg-Strelitz in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the districts...

 about five kilometers southeast of Meyenburg

Meyenburg

Meyenburg is a town in the district of Prignitz, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 23 km northwest of Wittstock, and 18 km northeast of Pritzwalk....

. Along with the Karthane

Karthane

Karthane is a river of Brandenburg, Germany.-See also:*List of rivers of Brandenburg...

, the Stepenitz flows into the Elbe at Wittenberge

Wittenberge

Wittenberge is a town of twenty thousand people on the lower Elbe in the district of Prignitz , Brandenburg, Germany.-History:...

.

The Gänsetour ("geese tour") is an approximately 70 km long bicycle race along the Stepenitz. It is named in honor of the family Gans zu Putlitz, one of the oldest noble families of Brandenburg.

Localities on the Stepenitz include:

• Meyenburg
  Meyenburg
  Meyenburg is a town in the district of Prignitz, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 23 km northwest of Wittstock, and 18 km northeast of Pritzwalk....
  
  
• Marienfließ
  Marienfließ
  Marienfließ is a municipality in the Prignitz district, in Brandenburg, Germany....
  
  
• Putlitz
  Putlitz
  Putlitz is a town in the district of Prignitz, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 15 km northwest of Pritzwalk, and 35 km northeast of Wittenberge.-International relations:Putlitz is twinned with: Kaltenkirchen, Germany...
  
  
• Wolfshagen
• Perleberg
• Wittenberge
  Wittenberge
  Wittenberge is a town of twenty thousand people on the lower Elbe in the district of Prignitz , Brandenburg, Germany.-History:...