Brunau (Örtze)

Geschneitelte pollard willows at the Brunaupark at Bonstorf

The Brunaupark is a 10.3 km long river in the district of Celle, in the Lüneburg Heath ( Germany ), a tributary of the Örtze.

Source and course

The Brunaupark springs near Nindorf (Bergen ), first flows in a northeasterly direction to the south of Hetendorf. Here it turns east, north to Bonstorf over and then flows in a south-easterly direction. In the north of the Baven Brunaupark is jammed. Originally there a water mill was operated. Here is the jaw Bergs Mill, formerly a water-powered flour mill. The Brunaupark flows directly under the round building. Shortly before its confluence with the Brunaupark united with an old, now disused and overgrown Rieselwiesen irrigation channel. It flows north of Hermannsburg with this together with Baven in the Örtze. On its shores edge, predominantly in the room Bonstorf, willows were planted in the 1980s. Through regular pollarding the years pollarded willows are thus arisen in the course. Many animals found in the often hollow trunks shelter and nesting site.

Former lock for Örtze, from the right Brunaupark, left the old Rieselwiesen irrigation channel

Fresh geschneitelte Kopfweide at the Brunaupark

Water Quality

The Brunaupark owes its name brown ( Low German " bruun " ) water. The quality has but continuous Class II: moderately polluted

See also: Brunaupark (Luhe ), a river in the district Heidekreis which opens into the Luhe.