Delvenau

Delvenau
Location
Country	Germany
States	Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Elbe–Lübeck Canal
• coordinates	53°22′26″N 10°34′51″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.[1]^[additional citation(s) needed] 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.[1]

See also

• Stecknitz
• List of rivers of Schleswig-Holstein
• List of rivers of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

References

1. Greule, Albrecht (2014). Deutsches Gewässernamenbuch: Etymologie der Gewässernamen und der zugehörigen Gebiets-, Siedlungs- und Flurnamen (in German). Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783110338591. ISBN 978-3-11-019039-7.