Gramme (river)

Gramme
Gramme
Location
Country	Germany
States	Thuringia
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Unstrut
• coordinates	51°09′14″N 11°01′30″E / 51.1540°N 11.0249°E
Basin features
Progression	‹See Tfd› Unstrut→ ‹See Tfd› Saale→ ‹See Tfd› Elbe→ North Sea

The Gramme (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁamə] ^ⓘ) is a river of Thuringia, Germany. It flows into the Unstrut near Wundersleben.

Etymology

The body of water was first mentioned in a document in 1265 as Gramma. The name is derived from the Germanic gremma- meaning "furious, raging".^[1]

References

↑ Greule, Albrecht (2014). "Gramme". Deutsches Gewässernamenbuch: Etymologie der Gewässernamen und der zugehörigen Gebiets-, Siedlungs- und Flurnamen [German Book of Water Names: Etymology of Water Names and the Associated Area, Settlement and Field Names] (in German). Berlin/Boston: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. p. 187. ISBN 978-3-11-019039-7. Retrieved 26 March 2026.

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[1] Greule, Albrecht (2014). "Gramme". Deutsches Gewässernamenbuch: Etymologie der Gewässernamen und der zugehörigen Gebiets-, Siedlungs- und Flurnamen [German Book of Water Names: Etymology of Water Names and the Associated Area, Settlement and Field Names] (in German). Berlin/Boston: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. p. 187. ISBN 978-3-11-019039-7. Retrieved 26 March 2026.

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Gramme (river)

Etymology

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