Rhume Spring (original) (raw)

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German spring

Main source of the Rhume Spring with blue-green colouration

Observation platform at the source

The Rhume a few metres behind its spring

The Rhume Spring (German: Rhumequelle) is a large karst spring in the eastern part of the Rotenberg ridge not far from the northeastern edge of the village of Rhumspringe in the Harz mountains of Germany. It is the source of the River Rhume.

The spring is easily accessible by a nearby road.

• Wie tief ist die Rhumequelle? – private website on the Rhume Spring (German)
• Description of the Rhume Spring by the State Office of Mining, Energy and Geology,(pdf, 263 kb)

51°35′23″N 10°18′37″E / 51.589656°N 10.310175°E / 51.589656; 10.310175