| Recknitz | |
|---|---|
 Recknitz near Ribnitz-Damgarten | |
 Course and tributaries of Recknitz river | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Mecklenburg |
| Mouth | |
• location | Baltic Sea |
• coordinates | 54°15′7″N12°27′23″E / 54.25194°N 12.45639°E /54.25194; 12.45639 |
| Length | 72 km (45 mi) |
| Basin size | 669 km2 (258 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 3.1 m3/s (110 cu ft/s) |
TheRecknitz (German pronunciation:[ˈʁɛknɪts]; historically known asRaxa) is ariver inMecklenburg-Vorpommern in northeasternGermany. The Recknitz'sglacial valley stretches as far south as the heights atGlasewitz nearGüstrow. The river has no definite source, but rather builds up from streams and drainage ditches. The ditches of theSchaalbeke andPludderbach have their water flow split between Liessow and Laage, but most of the water flows north as the Recknitz, while the lesser flow, called theAugraben, runs south to the river Nebel.
The lower Recknitz (fromRibnitz-Damgarten toBad Sülze) is the historic boundary betweenMecklenburg andVorpommern. Nowadays, however, it is only a boundary between the Mecklenburg Regional Evangelical-Lutheran Church and the Pomeranian Evangelical Church.
Starting atTessin, the Recknitz is navigable bycanoe the year round. A number of measures have been undertaken along the river's course to restore the natural environment. Along one stretch of 30 km, three sections of riverside have been declared nature protection areas.
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The Recknitz empties into theSaaler Bodden, the coastal waters of theBaltic Sea near Ribnitz-Damgarten.
In October 955 A.D. the vicinity of river was the site of famousSchlacht an der Raxa (Battle of Recknitz) between the German (Saxons andFrisians) army ofEmperorOtto I of Germany commanded byGero the Great and theObodrite and otherPolabian Slavs warriors army under princeStoigniew, brother of princeNakon.
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