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River in Germany
Bille
Bille at Grander Mühle
Location
CountryGermany
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSchleswig-Holstein
Mouth 
 • locationElbe
 • coordinates53°32′24″N 10°1′27″E / 53.54000°N 10.02417°E / 53.54000; 10.02417
Length65 km (213,000 ft)
Basin features
ProgressionElbe→ North Sea

The river Bille (German pronunciation: [ˈbɪlə] ) is a small, slow-flowing German river in Stormarn, Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg, a right tributary of the Elbe. Its source is near Linau, north of the Hahnheide forest. It then flows south of Trittau, representing the border between Stormarn and Lauenburg, continues south of Reinbek and reaches the river Elbe near Billwerder. A lot of old estates and tasteful parks are laid out along its riverbank. Its total length is 65 km. Sections of the Bille which flow near or inside the Sachsenwald forest are protected by the Billetal nature reserve.

The Bille is one of three rivers which flow through the city of Hamburg, the other two being the Elbe and the Alster.

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 at Aumühle, having drained wide parts of the large Sachsenwald forest.

Gallery

  • Bille in Hamburg-Bergedorf Bille in Hamburg-Bergedorf
  • Bille at Schloss Reinbek (Mühlenteich) Bille at Schloss Reinbek (Mühlenteich)
  • Corbek diverging from the Bille in the Billetal near Witzhave Corbek diverging from the Bille in the Billetal near Witzhave
  • Bille in the Billetal near Witzhave Bille in the Billetal near Witzhave
  • Long Bridge over the Bille near Witzhave in the Billetal Long Bridge over the Bille near Witzhave in the Billetal
  • Bille in the Sachsenwald Bille in the Sachsenwald
  • Bille flowing through the Sachsenwald Bille flowing through the Sachsenwald
  • Schwarze Au flowing into the Bille in the Sachsenwald Schwarze Au flowing into the Bille in the Sachsenwald
  • Schwarze Au tributary that flows into the Bille, in Aumühle Schwarze Au tributary that flows into the Bille, in Aumühle
  • Mühlenteich in Aumühle, which flows into the Bille via the Schwarze Au Mühlenteich in Aumühle, which flows into the Bille via the Schwarze Au
  • Bille as seen from the Sachsenwald in Winter Bille as seen from the Sachsenwald in Winter

Landmarks

See also

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