The Wipper () is a river in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. A left tributary of the Saale, the Wipper is long. Its name comes from the old German word Uipparaha, which means "singing, bouncing river".
Course The Wipper originates in the southeastern Harz, near Harzgerode at the bottom of Auerberg mountain. The Wipper joins the Saale in Bernburg.
Tributaries The following rivers are tributaries of the Wipper:Die Wipper - ein bedeutender Gebirgsfluss im Harz - Wippertal - Wippertalsperre (accessed 21 February 2010)Daniel Wurbs: Vergleichende Untersuchungen zu den Folgewirkungen von Klima- und Landnutzungsänderungen auf den Wasserhaushalt in Flusseinzugsgebieten, 2005, p. A37. accessed 16 March 2010 Schmale Else (L) Wolfsberger Wipper (R) near Dankerode Wippra Dam near Wippra Horla (R) near Wippra Schmale Wipper (L) near Wippra Hasselbach (R) near Wippra Brumbach (R) near Friesdorf Sengelbach (R) in Biesenrode Dorfbach (L) in Biesenrode Vatteröder Teich near Vatterode Ochsenpfuhlbach (R) near Vatterode Hagenbach (R) near Mansfeld Talbach (R) near Leimbach Fuchsbach (R) near Großörner Stockbach (L) near Großörner Alte Wipper, also known as Regenbeck (R) near Burgörner Hadeborn (L) in Hettstedt Walbke, also known as Ölgrundbach (L) near Wiederstedt Rote Welle (L) near Salzkoth/ Aschersleben Eine (L) near Aschersleben Mühlgraben (L) near Groß Schierstedt
Towns The following towns and cities lie along the Wipper: Wippra, pop. 1552 Friesdorf Rammelburg Biesenrode Vatterode Leimbach Großörner Hettstedt, pop. 15,629 Wiederstedt, pop. 1074 Sandersleben, pop. 1988 Freckleben, part of the municipality of Aschersleben Drohndorf, part of the municipality of Aschersleben Mehringen Aschersleben, pop. 29,357 Klein Schierstedt Groß Schierstedt, pop. 630 Giersleben, pop. 1064 Warmsdorf, pop. 812 Güsten, pop. 4605 Osmarsleben Ilberstedt, pop. 1155 Bernburg, pop. 35,897
Mills Wippermühle in Wippra (today known as Mühlencafe)Mühlencafe Wippra (called 21 February 2010) Kratzmühle between Friesdorf and Rammelburg, called after the first owner Nickel Kratz Herrenmühle between Friesdorf and Rammelburg, (currently a garage) it used to be a hostel for kids Klippmühle between Biesenrode and Vatterode:Gerlinde Schlenker: Biesenrode mit Saurasen. In: Mansfelder Land - Portrait einer Kulturlandschaft, 2008, S. 279. In 1848 August Schumann bought a flour and saw mill, which was taken over by Reinhold Schumann in 1893. When the railroad line Wipperliese was built, he opened a pub.
Flooding 1994: Between April 12 and 13, 1994, heavy rain in the lower Harz mountains led to flooding on the Wipper.
See also List of rivers of Saxony-Anhalt
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