Fulde (Böhme)

The Fulde is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany.

Fulde
The Fulde in Eckernworth woods
Location
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Heidekreis
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	near Walsrode-Ebbingen
• coordinates	52°54′16″N 9°33′19″E
• elevation	73 m above sea level (NN)
Mouth
• location	in Walsrode into the Böhme
• coordinates	52°51′21″N 9°35′48″E
• elevation	ca. 30 m above sea level (NN)
Length	11 km (6.8 mi)
Basin size	31.2 km²
Basin features
Progression	Böhme→ Aller→ Weser→ North Sea
Landmarks	Large towns: Walsrode
Population	ca. 7000

It belongs to the Weser river system. It is about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) long and flows entirely within the territory of the borough of Walsrode (Heidekreis district. It rises in a valley between two parallel end moraines formed in the Saalian Ice Age. By far the largest source drains the Grundloses Moor ("bottomless moor"), 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of Fulde and emerges from the Kleiner See ("Little Lake") there. Another source appears 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) northwest of the village of Fulde, which gave the stream its name. From there the Fulde runs through, at times, picturesque scenery between steep, grass-covered, clay banks and fish ponds south of the Walsrode town forest of Eckernworth, where the Rischmannshof Heath Museum is located, crosses the centre of the town through the Fulde Park with its town hall and joins the River Böhme south of the Walsrode Abbey lake.

See also

• List of rivers of Lower Saxony

Literature

• Topographische Karte 1:25000, Blatt 3123. (Hrsg.: Landesvermessung und Geobasisinformation Niedersachsen), Hannover 2002 (1. Auflage); ISBN 3-89435-220-5