Aue (Elbe)

Aue

The Aue between Bliedersdorf and Horneburg in spring 2006
Location	Lower Saxony, Germany
Reference no.	596
Length	ca. 26 kmdep1
Source	Near Ahlerstedt 53°24′41″N 9°29′12″E / 53.41139°N 9.48667°E / 53.41139; 9.48667Coordinates: 53°24′41″N 9°29′12″E / 53.41139°N 9.48667°E / 53.41139; 9.48667
Source height	ca. 44 m
Mouth	In Horneburg into the Lühe 53°30′43″N 9°35′27″E / 53.51194°N 9.59083°E / 53.51194; 9.59083
Basin	Elbe

The Aue is a river in northern Germany in the district of Stade in Lower Saxony. It has a length of about 26 km.

Course

The Aue rises in the vicinity of Klethen near Ahlerstedt and flows through the towns and villages of:

• Oersdorf,
• Kakerbeck,
• Bargstedt,
• Harsefeld,
• Issendorf und
• Bliedersdorf

to Horneburg, where it changes its name and from there on flows as the Lühe for a further 12.7 km to the Elbe River.