Littfe

The Littfe is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany in the township of Kreuztal (Westphalia). Its length is 12.7 kilometres (7.9 mi). The well is southeast of Welschen-Ennest (a part of Kirchhundem) in the village of Burgholdinghausen. Littfe flows through Littfeld, the village that has got its name by the river, Krombach and Eichen. In the centre of Kreuztal it flows into the river Ferndorfbach.

Littfe
Location
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
  location
Ferndorfbach
  coordinates
50.9566°N 7.9905°E / 50.9566; 7.9905
Length12.7 km (7.9 mi) [1]
Basin features
ProgressionFerndorfbachSiegRhineNorth Sea
Tributaries 
  leftHeimkause, Hankerbach
  rightLangebach, Limbach, Breitenbach, Bockenbach, Heesbach

Origin of the name

The name's origin is built by the Celtic words Let and apha, which mean loam and water.

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