In 1897 the Werra spring was set in stone and designed as a fountain. Since the spring's ceremonial opening, the river has been gushing out of a snapdragon and making its long journey to the North Sea.
The "bottleneck" is just a highlight in "Gießübler Switzerland". There is a lot more. To get there, hike on a nature trail, where information boards are used to inform you …
All water flows from here to the North Sea. It feeds three rivers that shape our landscapes via three different routes: the Elbe to its mouth near Hamburg, the Weser …
The Schwarza River rises near Scheibe-Alsbach at an elevation of 717 meters above sea level. The water rises from a great depth at a fracture between red sandstone and slate, …