Wipper (Saale)
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The Wipper is a river
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...

 in Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...

, Germany
Germany
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, left tributary of the Saale
Saale
The Saale, also known as the Saxon Saale and Thuringian Saale , is a river in Germany and a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. It is not to be confused with the smaller Franconian Saale, a right-bank tributary of the Main, or the Saale in Lower Saxony, a tributary of the Leine.-Course:The Saale...

 and has a length of 85 km. The name is coming from the old German word "Uipparaha" which means "singing, springing river".

River course

The Wipper originates in the southeastern Harz
Harz
The Harz is the highest mountain range in northern Germany and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. The name Harz derives from the Middle High German word Hardt or Hart , latinized as Hercynia. The legendary Brocken is the highest summit in the Harz...

, near Harzgerode
Harzgerode
Harzgerode is a town in the district of Harz in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.-Geography:Its localities include:*Harzgerode*Alexisbad*Dankerode*Güntersberge*Königerode*Mägdesprung*Neudorf*Schielo*Silberhütte*Siptenfelde*Straßberg...

 at the bottom of Auerberg mountain. The Wipper joins the Saale in Bernburg
Bernburg
Bernburg is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, capital of the district of Salzlandkreis. It is situated on the river Saale, approx. 30 km downstream from Halle. The town is dominated by its huge Renaissance castle featuring a museum as well as a popular, recently updated bear pit in its...

.

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries of the Wipper:Daniel Wurbs: Vergleichende Untersuchungen zu den Folgewirkungen von Klima- und Landnutzungsänderungen auf den Wasserhaushalt in Flusseinzugsgebieten, 2005, S. A37. http://sundoc.bibliothek.uni-halle.de/diss-online/05/06H007/prom.pdf accessed 16 March 2010
  • Schmale Else (L)
  • Wolfsberger Wipper (R) near Dankerode
  • Talsperre Wippra near Wippra
  • Horla (Bach) (R) near Wippra
  • Schmale Wipper (L) near Wippra
  • Hasselbach (Wipper) (R) near Wippra
  • Brumbach (Bach) (R) near Friesdorf
  • Sengelbach (R) in Biesenrode
  • Dorfbach (Wipper) (L) in Biesenrode
  • Vatteröder Teich near Vatterode
  • Ochsenpfuhlbach (R) near Vatterode
  • Hagenbach (Wipper) (R) near Mansfeld
  • Talbach (Wipper) (R) near Leimbach
  • Fuchsbach (Wipper) (R) near Großörner
  • Stockbach
    Stockbach
    Stockbach is a river of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany....

     (L) near Großörner
  • Alte Wipper , also known as Regenbeck (R) near Burgörner
  • Hadeborn
    Hadeborn
    Hadeborn is a river of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany....

     (L) in Hettstedt
  • Walbke
    Walbke
    Walbke is a river of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany....

    , also known as Ölgrundbach (L) near Wiederstedt
  • Rote Welle (Wipper)
    Rote Welle (Wipper)
    Rote Welle is a river of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany....

     (L) near Salzkoth/ Aschersleben
  • Eine
    Eine
    Eine can refer to:* Eine , a river in the Harz mountains in Germany* EINE, - an early Emacs text editor for lisp machines* Ben Eine, a street artist from London...

     (L) near Aschersleben
  • Mühlgraben (Wipper) (L) near Groß Schierstedt

Towns on the Wipper

The following towns and cities lie along the Wipper:
  • Wippra
    Wippra
    Wippra is a former municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2008, it is part of the town Sangerhausen....

    , pop. 1552
  • Friesdorf
  • Rammelburg
  • Biesenrode
  • Vatterode
  • Leimbach
  • Großörner
  • Hettstedt
    Hettstedt
    Hettstedt is a town in Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, on the Wipper.As of 1911, Hettstedt engaged in the manufacture of machinery, pianofortes, and artificial manure, and the surrounding district and villages were occupied with smelting due to the nearby mines of argentiferous...

    , pop. 15,629
  • Wiederstedt
    Wiederstedt
    Wiederstedt is a village and a former municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 September 2010, it is part of the town Arnstein....

    , pop. 1074
  • Sandersleben, pop. 1988
  • Freckleben
    Freckleben
    Freckleben is a former municipality in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2008, it is part of the town Aschersleben.-See also:*Drohndorf*Mehringen...

    , part of the municipality of Aschersleben
    Aschersleben
    Aschersleben is a town in the Salzlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approx. 22 km east of Quedlinburg, and 45 km northwest of Halle .-Pre-20th century:...

  • Drohndorf
    Drohndorf
    Drohndorf is a former municipality in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2008, it is part of the town Aschersleben.-See also:*Freckleben*Mehringen...

    , part of the municipality of Aschersleben
  • Mehringen
  • Aschersleben
    Aschersleben
    Aschersleben is a town in the Salzlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approx. 22 km east of Quedlinburg, and 45 km northwest of Halle .-Pre-20th century:...

    , pop. 29,357
  • Klein Schierstedt
  • Groß Schierstedt
    Groß Schierstedt
    Groß Schierstedt is a village and a former municipality in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2009, it is part of the town Aschersleben....

    , pop. 630
  • Giersleben
    Giersleben
    Giersleben is a municipality in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany....

    , pop. 1064
  • Warmsdorf
    Amesdorf
    Amesdorf is a village and a former municipality in the district Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Güsten....

    , pop. 812
  • Güsten
    Güsten
    Güsten is a town in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the river Wipper, west of Bernburg. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde Saale-Wipper....

    , pop. 4605
  • Osmarsleben
  • Ilberstedt
    Ilberstedt
    Ilberstedt is a municipality in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany....

    , pop. 1155
  • Bernburg
    Bernburg
    Bernburg is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, capital of the district of Salzlandkreis. It is situated on the river Saale, approx. 30 km downstream from Halle. The town is dominated by its huge Renaissance castle featuring a museum as well as a popular, recently updated bear pit in its...

    , pop. 35,897

Mills on the Wipper

  • Wippermühle in Wippra (today known as Mühlencafe)
  • Kratzmühle between Friesdorf and Rammelburg, called after the first owner Nickel Kratz
  • Herrenmühle between Friesdorf and Rammelburg, (currently a garage) it used to be a hostel for ids
  • Klippmühle between Biesenrode and VatterodeGerlinde Schlenker: Biesenrode mit Saurasen. In: Mansfelder Land - Portrait einer Kulturlandschaft, 2008, S. 279.: In 1848 August Schumann bought a flour and saw mill, which was taken over by Reinhold Schumann in 1893. When the railroad to Wipperliese was built, he opened a pub.

Flooding

  • 1994: Between April 12 and 13, 1994, a lot of rain fell in the lower Harz mountains causing flooding on the Wipper.
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