Lehrde


The Lehrde is a long, right tributary of the river Aller in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Course

It rises east of, a borough of Visselhövede, in the Öttinger Ochsenmoor nature reserve. It then heads westward, crossing the district of Heidekreis, passing the villages of and Lehrden. The Lehrde continues across the southern part of the district of Verden. Northeast of it is joined from the left by the Vethbach and discharges south of into the Aller.

Culture

The setting for the fairy tale of the Town Musicians of Bremen is along part of the river Lehrde.