| Brunau | |
|---|---|
Pollarded willows along the Brunau near Bonstorf
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| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | east of Nindorf |
| • coordinates | 52°50′29″N 9°59′20″E / 52.84139°N 9.98889°E / 52.84139; 9.98889 |
| • elevation | 71 m above sea level (NN) |
| Mouth | |
• location | northeast of Baven into the Örtze |
• coordinates | 52°50′57″N 10°06′06″E / 52.84917°N 10.10167°E / 52.84917; 10.10167 |
• elevation | 52 m above sea level (NN) |
| Length | 11.0 km (6.8 mi) [1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Örtze→ Aller→ Weser→ North Sea |
| Landmarks | Villages: Nindorf, Hetendorf [de] (belongs to Südheide), Bonstorf |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Süllbach |
The Brunau is a 11.0-kilometre (6.8 mi) long stream of Lower Saxony, Germany, in the district of Celle, on the Lüneburg Heath.[2]
The Brunau rises in the vicinity of Nindorf, flows initially northeast to south of Hetendorf [de] (a district of Südheide). Here it swings east, runs past Bonstorf to the north and then continues in a southeastern direction. North of the village of Baven the stream is dammed. Originally it powered a water mill here, the Backebergsmühle, a water-driven corn mill. The Brunau flows right under the building. Shortly before its mouth the Brunau merges with an old, now overgrown, meadow-irrigation channel. With this channel it discharges into the Örtze near Baven north of Hermannsburg.
The Brunau derives its name from its brown (Low German: bruun) water. Its quality however is Class II throughout: moderately polluted.[3]
