Lühe

Lühe is a Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the Altes Land west of Hamburg (Germany). Lühe has a population of about 10,000 and belongs to the district of Stade, Lower Saxony. The seat of the municipality is in Steinkirchen in Altes Land. Lühe is named after the river Lühe which runs through Guderhandviertel, Mittelnkirchen, Neuenkirchen in Altes Land and Steinkirchen.

Component municipalities

The Samtgemeinde Lühe consists of the following municipalities:

Coordinates: 53°33′N 9°36′E / 53.550°N 9.600°E / 53.550; 9.600

Lühe (river)

The Lühe (Low Saxon: Lü(h)) is a river in northern Germany in the district of Stade in Lower Saxony, Germany. Formed at Horneburg by the confluence of the rivers Aue and Landwettern, it flows through the Altes Land, then reaching the lower reaches of the Elbe near Grünendeich. It has a length of about 12.6 kilometres (7.8 mi).

Course

The Lühe is formed by the confluence of the rivers Aue and Landwettern in Horneburg. Its course forms the border between the Second Mile and the Third Mile (territorial subdivisions) of the Altes Land. The Lühe flows through the towns and villages of:

...emptying near Lühe, a locality of Jork, into the Elbe.

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External links

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