Bomlitz (river)

The Bomlitz is a right-bank tributary of the River Böhme in North Germany. It is just under 22km long and runs through the Heidekreis district in Lower Saxony.NameThe Bomlitz is known in the local dialect as the Bommelse, a word originally derived from Bamlina meaning Kleiner Baumfluss, because it was the main tributary of the Böhme, formerly known as the Bama or Bumen meaning Baumfluss . Its present name is taken from the village of Bomlitz, whose name comes from its location on the right-angled bend of the valley known as the Bommel-Etz.