Streu River

The name Streu was written in the 8th century "Steuue" and around the year 1030 "Strouua". It is derived from the Lithuanian word strove, which means strong current. The river gave the municipalities Oberstreu and Heustreu and the village Mittelstreu their names.

The litter rises in the Thuringian part of the Rhön, southeast of the mountain Ellenbogen. It flows roughly in a north-south direction. From the source the river runs first in a south-easterly direction over the state border to Bavaria to the city of Mellrichstadt. There the Streu changes its course and flows about 10 km in a south-westerly direction until it flows into the somewhat smaller Franconian Saale, a right tributary of the Main, at the municipality of Heustreu.

On a map from 1621, the entire course of the river to Gemünden bears the name "Straÿ Flu" (Streu River).

Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streu_(Fr%C3%A4nkische_Saale)

The litter is a fischreicher Quellbach with formerly numerous meadow irrigation systems and is protected throughout as FFH area.

There is much more nature to discover here than you might initially think. The diversity of bird species is particularly high in the right season.