Ulfe (Sontra)

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The Ulfe is a 13.7 km long, right or southeasterly inflow of Sontra in the city of Sontra in the Werra- Meißner- Kreis, Hesse ( Germany ).

Course

The Ulfe lies in the eastern part of North Hesse in Richelsdorfer Mountains. Your source is located about 4.5 km north-west of the Thuringian border between Sontra - Ulfen in the Northeast and the nearby neighboring Hesse Hersfeld-Rotenburg district Nentershausen in the southwest. It is located east of Kirchberg ( 431.3 m above sea level. NN ).

The Ulfe initially flows in Richelsdorfer Mountains in north- northeast to Ulfen. From there it passes between these mountains to the southwest and the Ringwood in the northeast north- westward across Breitau after Krauthausen.

Finally reached the Ulfe Wichmannshausen, where it flows into the light coming from the south Sontra, which flows northward into the weirs. Directly north of the Ulfemündung the road leads " age gap" on the Sontra.

Catchment and inflows

The catchment area of ​​Ulfe extends from the mountains of Ringgaus and Richelsdorfer Mountains to its confluence with the Sontra and comprises 77.613 km ². The Ulfe inflows are considered downstream Blanke, Renda, Lindenau water and Weissenborn.

Attractions

On the eastern from Ulfe - Mündungsort Wichmannshausen Boyneburg mountain (513 m above sea level. NN ) are the ruins Boyneburg and around the mountain distributes the castle Boyneburgk, the Good and the Good Boyneburgk Harmuth Hausen.

Traffic

Approximately parallel to Ulfe extend approximately between the towns Nentershausen and Ulfen the merging county roads 71 and 9 then leads along the watercourse of the section Ulfen - Wichmannshausen the B 400, which Situated on the A 4 Herleshausen in the southeast with Sontra - Wichmannshausen in the northwest connects. The Ulfe at Wichmannshausen is crossed directly in front of its mouth 27 of the B