Exter (Weser)

Exter is a 26.1 km (16.2 mi) long river in Lower Saxony (district Schaumburg) and North Rhine-Westphalia (district Lippe), Germany. It flows into the Weser in Rinteln.

Exter
The Exter river in a district of Extertal
Location
CountryGermany
StatesLower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia
DistrictsSchaumburg and Lippe
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationBarntrup
Mouth 
  location
Weser at Rinteln
  coordinates
52.1903°N 9.0850°E / 52.1903; 9.0850
  elevation
274 m (899 ft) above NN
Length26.1 km (16.2 mi) [1]
Basin size108.718 km2 (41.976 sq mi) [1]
Basin features
ProgressionWeserNorth Sea

History

The river arises from the eastern part of the district Lippe in the Teutoburg Forest / Egge Hills Nature Park. Its origin is in the municipality Barntrup, approximately one kilometre southwest of the northern district Alverdissen's centre, in an area used for agriculture.

It gave its name the municipality of Extertal (lit. Exter valley) that was founded newly in 1969.

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