Lune (Weser)

Lune is a river in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is some 41 kilometres (25 mi) long and a right tributary of the Lower Weser.

Lune
Course of the River Lune and its tributaries
Location
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	south of Hipstedt
• coordinates	53°27′50″N 8°57′10″E
• elevation	16 m above sea level (NN)
Mouth
• location	Alte Lune: southeast of Fischereihafen (Bremerhaven), Neue Lune: south of Dedesdorf (Loxstedt) into the Weser
• coordinates	53°25′13″N 8°30′13″E
• elevation	2 m above sea level (NN)
Length	41.4 km (25.7 mi)[1]
Basin size	383 km2 (148 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
Progression	Weser→ North Sea
Landmarks	Villages: Kirchwistedt, Stemmermühlen, Beverstedt, Lunestedt, Düring, Stotel, Nesse, Büttel, Neuenlande; Lanhausen (=Alte Lune)
Tributaries
• left	Volkmarster Lune, Altwistedter Lune, Wellener Bach, Billerbeck, Gackau
• right	Beverstedter Bach, Dohrener Bach, Loxstedt- Düringer Moorkanal; Rohr (=Alte Lune)

The Lune is a small lowland river, which is joined initially by the Volkmarster Lune on the boundary between the borough of Bremervörde and the district of Cuxhaven. Between Kirchwistedt and Stemmermühlen is its confluence with the Altwistedter Lune, and it then flows through Beverstedt, Lunestedt, Nesse near Loxstedt and Lanhausen to the Lunesiel south of the Fischereihafen district of Bremerhaven. Until the beginning of the 17th century the river was a major transport artery and navigable until Deelbrügge (nowadays a district of Beverstedt). It was named after the explorer Gerhard von Lune who lived between 1602 and 1666^[2]