Oker
Sign in to saveThe Oker () is a river in Lower Saxony, Germany, that has historically formed an important political boundary. It is a left tributary of the River Aller, in length and runs in a generally northerly direction.
Key facts
- River.name
- Oker
- River.image
- PICT4952_Okermündung_in_Müden.JPG
- River.image_caption
- Confluence of the Oker and Aller near Müden
- River.source1_location
- Harz Mountains
- River.mouth_location
- Aller
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Germany
- River.length_km
- 128.2
- River.basin_size_km2
- 1822
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Origin and meaning of the name
- Course
- The Oker as border river
- Tributaries
- See also
- References
- External links
- See also
The Oker () is a river in Lower Saxony, Germany, that has historically formed an important political boundary. It is a left tributary of the River Aller, in length and runs in a generally northerly direction.
== Origin and meaning of the name == The river's name was recorded around 830 as Obacra and, later, as Ovokare und Ovakara. The origin of the name is derived from the roots ov- and -akara meaning “upper” (cf. New High German ober-) and “onward rushing” (rendered in German as “Vorwärtsdrängende”) as distinct from its tributary, the Ecker, whose name means only “onward rushing”.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oker” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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