Große Aa
The Große Aa is a 35-kilometre-long, right, eastern tributary of the River Ems in western Lower Saxony. It begins in the Samtgemeinde Freren, near the quarter of Overwater, at the confluence of the Deeper Aa and Ahe rivers.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Germany
- Also known as: “Grosse Aa” and “Große Aa (Ems)”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Emsland Nuclear Power Plant and Emsland gas power station.
Emsland Nuclear Power Plant
Emsland Nuclear Power Plant was a nuclear power plant located in the district of Emsland in Lower Saxony, Germany just south of the Lingen Nuclear Power Plant.
Emsland gas power station
Power station
Photo: Fisherman’s Friend, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Emsland gas power station is situated 3 km northwest of Große Aa.
St. Gertrudis
Church
Photo: Rauenstein, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Gertrudis is a church, which is situated 3 km east of Große Aa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bramsche and Lingen.
Bramsche
Village
Photo: Rauenstein, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bramsche is a village, which is situated 3 km east of Große Aa.
Lingen
Photo: ThomasPusch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lingen, officially Lingen, is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. In 2024, its population was 59,896 with 2,262 people who had registered the city as their secondary residence.
Lünne
Village
Photo: Rauenstein, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lünne is a municipality in the Emsland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Lünne is situated 7 km southeast of Große Aa.
Große Aa
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Russian—“Große Aa” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Große Aa”
- Catalan: “Große Aa”
- Cebuano: “Große Aa”
- Chinese: “大阿河”
- Dutch: “Große Aa”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر جروس ا”
- German: “Große Aa”
- Russian: “Гросе-А”
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Notable Places Nearby
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