Espolde

The Espolde in Wolbrechtshausen, 4 km from the mouth.

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The Espolde is a 16.1 km long, north-west or left tributary of the Leine in Lower Saxony town of the district of Northeim.

Course

The Espolde rises in the eastern foothills of the central mountain range Solling. Your source is located just north of the village Espol to about 311 m above sea. NN.

At first runs the Espolde, directly after leaving the Solling, in a south-southeast direction between the Solling range of hills to the west and to the east by Weper Üssinghausen and troughs (both to Hardegsen ), where it flows along the southeast edge of the Solling -Vogler. This initiative intends to on the achieved after passing under the railway Solling core city of Hardegsen, where it changes its flow direction east-southeast. From then the flowing water first runs parallel to the main road 241, which passes under, and then the main road 446 It happened Hevensen ( to Hardegsen ) and Wolbrechtshausen ( to Norten -Hardenberg ) and crosses below Lütgenrode ( to Norten -Hardenberg ), the Federal Highway 7

The Espolde in line trench occurs to in this valley at about 126 meters above sea level. NN to open into the line; its mouth opposite - the other side of the line and national highway 3 - Marie Stone ( to Norten -Hardenberg ).

History

In the past, the water power of the Espolde was used to power watermills. In the villages Hevensen and Wolbrechtshausen today testify to two parallel to the water mill scale trenches and associated weirs. A Mühlengraben exists in the city Hardegsen, which runs through the city and near the castle Hardeg passes a old mill house.