Delvenau
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Location | |
Country | Germany |
States | Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | |
• location | Elbe–Lübeck Canal |
• coordinates | 53°22′26″N 10°34′51″E / 53.37389°N 10.58083°E |
Basin features | |
Progression | Elbe–Lübeck Canal→ Elbe→ North Sea |
Delvenau (incorrectly known today as: Stecknitz) is a 50-kilometre-long (31 mi) river in Herzogtum Lauenburg in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It begins in Büchen, flows to the Elbe–Lübeck Canal near its confluence with the Elbe in Lauenburg. The lower section between Bröthen and Lauenburg forms the border between Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
The name Delvenau originates from the Middle Low German word delf meaning trench.
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