Elze is a town and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Leine, approx. 15 km west of Hildesheim, and 30 km south of Hanover. Hildesheim is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... With an area of 47,618 km and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the countrys sixteen Bundesl nder (federal states). ... The Leine is a river in Thuringia and Lower Saxony, Germany. ... ⶠ(help· info) is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Hanover (German: Hannover []), on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ...
Elz Valley (Elztal) is part of Black Forest, a mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, situated in the South-Western part of Germany, bordered by the Rhine valley to the west and south.
The Elz, giving the valley its name, is a side-river to the Rhine.
Many small rivers join the Elz on its route, such as Bergbächle, Frischnau, Biederbach, Yach, Spitzenbach, Erzenbach, Siegelbach, Gutach, Kohlenbach, Siensbach, Altersbach, Dettenbach, Wegelbach, and Suggenbach.