Warnau (river)
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The Warnau is a right-bank tributary of the River Böhme in North Germany and is part of the Weser basin. It is about 17 kilometres (10.6 mi) long and has a catchment area of 49 square kilometres (18.9 sq mi), mostly in the district of Soltau-Fallingbostel in Lower Saxony
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The Warnau rises in the area of Behningen near Neuenkirchen, flows generally southwards from the village of Ottingen, passes Ahrsen, Jarlingen, Benefeld
and Cordingen and discharges into the Böhme south of Borg in the municipality of Bomlitz
. Near Ottingen the Warnau is also called the Schneebach, which comes from the fact that the stream once formed the border (Low German
: Sneede) between the Bishopric of Verden and the Duchy of Lüneburg, now the district boundary between Soltau-Fallingbostel and Rotenburg. Between Cordingen and Benefeld it forms a charming, narrow, wooded valley with a restored mill, the Cordinger Mühle, that hosts events. Downstream to its mouth the meadow valley is accompanied on one side by a pictureseque bluff with narrow footpath. At its southern end the path meets the Bomlitz Archaeological Trail (Archäologischen Wanderpfad Bomlitz), which runs through a Bronze Age burial site
on a rounded hilltop in the recreation area of Eibia-Lohheide and continues south to Vogelparkstraße
to the impressive system of ramparts belonging to the Old Saxon
fort of Hünenburg at the confluence of the Warnau and the Böhme. The site is linked by legend to the founding of the oldest Lüneburg Heath's monasteries, the nearby Walsrode Abbey
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The Walsrode–Visselhövede railway follows the Warnau valley, which has now been dismantled north of Cordingen (with its old station of Jarlingen). The section south of Cordingen is now the Bomlitz–Walsrode railway
which is worked by goods trains to the factory of Wolff and the Walsrode Industrial Park in Bomlitz. This line crosses the Warnau on a high bridge between Cordingen and Benefeld.
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
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The Warnau rises in the area of Behningen near Neuenkirchen, flows generally southwards from the village of Ottingen, passes Ahrsen, Jarlingen, Benefeld
Benefeld
Benefeld is part of the municipality of Bomlitz in the Lower Saxon Heidekreis district in north Germany. Benefeld has a population of 2,232, although its parish covers just 2 km² .- Location :...
and Cordingen and discharges into the Böhme south of Borg in the municipality of Bomlitz
Bomlitz
Bomlitz is a municipality in the Heidekreis district, in Lower Saxony, Germany.- Location :Bomlitz lies on the Lüneburg Heath in a heavily wooded area...
. Near Ottingen the Warnau is also called the Schneebach, which comes from the fact that the stream once formed the border (Low German
Low German
Low German or Low Saxon is an Ingvaeonic West Germanic language spoken mainly in northern Germany and the eastern part of the Netherlands...
: Sneede) between the Bishopric of Verden and the Duchy of Lüneburg, now the district boundary between Soltau-Fallingbostel and Rotenburg. Between Cordingen and Benefeld it forms a charming, narrow, wooded valley with a restored mill, the Cordinger Mühle, that hosts events. Downstream to its mouth the meadow valley is accompanied on one side by a pictureseque bluff with narrow footpath. At its southern end the path meets the Bomlitz Archaeological Trail (Archäologischen Wanderpfad Bomlitz), which runs through a Bronze Age burial site
Tumulus
A tumulus is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds, Hügelgrab or kurgans, and can be found throughout much of the world. A tumulus composed largely or entirely of stones is usually referred to as a cairn...
on a rounded hilltop in the recreation area of Eibia-Lohheide and continues south to Vogelparkstraße
Walsrode Bird Park
Weltvogelpark Walsrode ia s bird park located in the middle of the Lüneburg Heath in North Germany within the municipality of Bomlitz near Walsrode in the state of Lower Saxony, Germany....
to the impressive system of ramparts belonging to the Old Saxon
Saxons
The Saxons were a confederation of Germanic tribes originating on the North German plain. The Saxons earliest known area of settlement is Northern Albingia, an area approximately that of modern Holstein...
fort of Hünenburg at the confluence of the Warnau and the Böhme. The site is linked by legend to the founding of the oldest Lüneburg Heath's monasteries, the nearby Walsrode Abbey
Walsrode Abbey
Walsrode Abbey in Walsrode, Germany, is one of the historic monasteries on the Lüneburg Heath in North Germany which are collectively known as the Lüneklöster...
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The Walsrode–Visselhövede railway follows the Warnau valley, which has now been dismantled north of Cordingen (with its old station of Jarlingen). The section south of Cordingen is now the Bomlitz–Walsrode railway
Bomlitz–Walsrode railway
The Bomlitz–Walsrode railway is a railway line in the German state of Lower Saxony that is operated by the Osthannoverschen Eisenbahn .- Route :*Bomlitz–Gleisdreieck –Cordingen...
which is worked by goods trains to the factory of Wolff and the Walsrode Industrial Park in Bomlitz. This line crosses the Warnau on a high bridge between Cordingen and Benefeld.
Source
- Topographische Karte 1:25.000, Blatt 3123 „Walsrode“. (Hrsg.: Landesvermessung und Geobasisinformation Niedersachsen), Hannover 2002 (1. Auflage); ISBN 3-89435-220-5