Laweke
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| Laweke | |
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 The Laweke near Elbitz | |
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| Etymology | Lawen-beke |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| States | Saxony-Anhalt |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Hedersleben |
| • coordinates | 51/30/27/N 11/48/30/E |
| • elevation | 179 m |
| Mouth | Salza |
• location | Zappendorf |
• coordinates | 51°30′24″N 11°48′30″E / 51.5068°N 11.8084°E |
• elevation | 76 m |
| Length | 14,5 km |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Salza→ Saale→ Elbe→ North Sea |
The Laweke is a small river in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany with a length of 14.5 km[1]. It flows into the Salza in Zappendorf.
Etymology
[edit]The name derives from the Middle Low German name *Lawen-beke, meaning "lauer Bach"(engl. lukewarm stream).[2]
Course
[edit]The Laweke starts in Hedersleben, northeast of Eisleben on the Mansfelder Platte a shallow mountain plateau at an elevation of 179 meters. Continuing east it flows trough a small forest and Dederstedt. The valley deepens after that in the river tangents Elbitz in the north and then crosses the border to the Saalkreis, before reaching Schochwitz. The streams valley widens, as it turns south east after passing the village. The river then flows trough Müllerdorf before joining the Salza (Saale) in Zappendorf.
See also
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- ^ Rahmenplan zur Erstellung einer Pflege- und Entwicklungskonzeption für die Salza, die Laweke und den Würdebach- Arbeitskreis Hallesche Auenwälder (PDF, 100kB)
- ^ Greule, Albrecht [in German] (2014). Deutsches Gewässernamenbuch [german book of names for bodies of water] (in German). Berlin / Boston: Walter de Gruyter. p. 303. ISBN 9783110578911.