Aland (river)

Nature Middle section of Aland in its lower reaches

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Mild, Tuck and Aland are the names of the upper, middle or lower course of a 97 km long western tributary of the Elbe, which has no name for the entire duration. It is situated mostly in Saxony- Anhalt, the lowest run with the mouth, however, in Lower Saxony, and with its tributaries drains a large part of the northern Altmark.

Clemency

The river rises near Letzlingen as gentleness, south of Gardelegen, and flows north towards the Elbe.

Namhaftester place at the mildness is out Gardelegen to about 16 kilometers Kalbe (Milde ). This small town is known for its many bridges over the gentleness and Little Venice. Here the Mildetal, which is considered one of the most attractive landscapes in the central Altmark begins. After another 15 kilometers from the village Beese, the river changes its name.

The river section of clemency is approximately 39 km long.

Tuck

From Beese the river carries the name of piping. In Osterburg coming from Stendal light flows into the piping. South of Seehausen changed the name to the confluence of the Pigeon Aland Aland.

The piping measures about 31 kilometers.

The name " Tuck " led a Dutchman who had Albrecht settled there the bear to drain the piping Lowland. It means in the German rush, which at that time grew in large quantities there.

Aland

South from the mouth of the pigeons Aland Seehausen the river is called ( the ) Aland.

In the lower reaches of the Aland changes from the Altmark region in the Lüchow- Dannenberg, where it flows into the Elbe after about two kilometers at Schnackenburgallee. Most of the flow path is located within the Elbe- glacial valley.

The unit is called Aland section of the river is about 27 kilometers long.

Inflows

There are mainly drainage ditches as inflow, but also some streams.