- Bille
The river Bille is a small, slow-flowing river in
Stormarn ,Schleswig-Holstein , a right tributary of theElbe . Its source is nearLinau , north of theHahnheide forest. It then flows south ofTrittau , representing the border betweenStormarn andLauenburg , continues south ofReinbek and reaches the riverElbe near Billwerder. A lot of old estates and tasteful parks are laid out along its riverbank. Its total length is 65 km.The Bille is one of three rivers which flow through the city of
Hamburg , the other two being theElbe and theAlster .Tributaries
The upper Bille drains a wide catchment area with many brooks and small stretches of water. Main tributaries are the "Corbek" feeding the Bille near
Witzhave and the "Schwarze Au" atAumühle , having drained wide parts of the largeSachsenwald forest.Landmarks
* "Grander Mühle", an ancient watermill at
Kuddewörde , dating back to 1303
* "SchlossReinbek ", a castle from 1572
* "SchlossBergedorf ", a castle showing wooden truss andBrick Gothic External links
* [http://www.hamburg.de/Behoerden/Umweltbehoerde/foej/bille/index.htm Lots of Information on Bille from the "Hamburg Department of the Environment"] (German)
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