The source of the Warnow is in Grebbin, a small village 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Parchim, at the western end of the Mecklenburg Lake District. It flows north through Sternberg, Bützow and Schwaan before reaching Rostock.
In 2003, Germany's first modern toll road, the Warnow Tunnel was opened, connecting the port of Rostock on the east bank with the west bank of the river.
There is in Indaial, a city of Brazil, a river with the same name. When Hermann Blumenau came to America and started to explore the country, he gave this name to the river in the Brazilian city because it resembled the river in Germany.
Names and etymologyEdit
The origins of the name are uncertain. Recent work suggests a non-Indo-European (perhaps specifically Hattic) element ar(i)n ('spring, stream'), giving rise to the Slavic form Warnow through the prosthesis of /v-/.[1] The Warnabi, a medieval Slavic tribe, probably derived their name from the Warnow. The ancient geographer Claudius Ptolemäus mentioned a river around 150 CE whose location would correspond to the Warnow, which he called the Χαλοῦσος (Latin: Chalusus).[2] The river also appears in a few medieval sources under names along the lines of Goderak: Guðakrsá ('God-field's river') in Knýtlinga saga chapter 119 and Saxo Grammaticus'sGesta Danorum in the phrase ad Gudacram amnem ('to the river Gudacra'; xiv.25.16).[3] Meanwhile, Arnold of Lübeck'sChronica Slavorum mentions that Berno, Apostle of the Obotrites 'pro Gutdracco Godehardum episcopum venerari constituit' ('instituted the veneration of Bishop Godehard in place of Gutdracco').[4] This Gutdracco is otherwise unknown, and there is some suspicion that the name of this god arose as a folk-etymologisation of the name of the river.[5]
ReferencesEdit
^Hanswilhelm Haefs, Ortsnamen und Ortsgeschichten auf Rügen mitsamt Hiddensee und Mönchgut: Anmerkungen zur Geschichte (Books on Demand, 2003), p. 14.
^Claudius Ptolemaios: Geographike Hyphegesis, Ch. 11: Germania Magna.
^Saxo Grammaticus, Gesta Danorum: The History of the Danes, ed. by Karsten Friis-Jensen, trans. by Peter Fisher, 2 vols (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2015), II 1168 n. 155.
^Nikolaĭ Mikhaĭlov, Mitologia slava: studi sulla mitologia dei popoli slavi. Antologia, Studi Slavi, 1 (Pisa: Universita degli studi di Pisa, Istituto di lingua e letteratura russa, 1995), p. 54.
^Hanswilhelm Haefs, Ortsnamen und Ortsgeschichten auf Rügen mitsamt Hiddensee und Mönchgut: Anmerkungen zur Geschichte (Books on Demand, 2003), p. 14.
warnow, other, uses, disambiguation, german, pronunciation, ˈvaʁno, river, state, mecklenburg, vorpommern, germany, flows, into, baltic, near, town, rostock, borough, warnemünde, locationcountrygermanystatemecklenburg, vorpommernphysical, characteristicssource. For other uses see Warnow disambiguation The Warnow German pronunciation ˈvaʁno is a river in the state of Mecklenburg Vorpommern in Germany It flows into the Baltic Sea near the town of Rostock in its borough Warnemunde WarnowLocationCountryGermanyStateMecklenburg VorpommernPhysical characteristicsSource locationMecklenburgMouth locationBaltic Sea coordinates54 10 54 N 12 5 32 E 54 18167 N 12 09222 E 54 18167 12 09222Length155 4 km 96 6 mi Basin size3 324 km2 1 283 sq mi River Warnow in a valleyThe source of the Warnow is in Grebbin a small village 10 kilometres 6 mi north of Parchim at the western end of the Mecklenburg Lake District It flows north through Sternberg Butzow and Schwaan before reaching Rostock In 2003 Germany s first modern toll road the Warnow Tunnel was opened connecting the port of Rostock on the east bank with the west bank of the river There is in Indaial a city of Brazil a river with the same name When Hermann Blumenau came to America and started to explore the country he gave this name to the river in the Brazilian city because it resembled the river in Germany Names and etymology EditThe origins of the name are uncertain Recent work suggests a non Indo European perhaps specifically Hattic element ar i n spring stream giving rise to the Slavic form Warnow through the prosthesis of v 1 The Warnabi a medieval Slavic tribe probably derived their name from the Warnow The ancient geographer Claudius Ptolemaus mentioned a river around 150 CE whose location would correspond to the Warnow which he called the Xaloῦsos Latin Chalusus 2 The river also appears in a few medieval sources under names along the lines of Goderak Gudakrsa God field s river in Knytlinga saga chapter 119 and Saxo Grammaticus s Gesta Danorum in the phrase ad Gudacram amnem to the river Gudacra xiv 25 16 3 Meanwhile Arnold of Lubeck s Chronica Slavorum mentions that Berno Apostle of the Obotrites pro Gutdracco Godehardum episcopum venerari constituit instituted the veneration of Bishop Godehard in place of Gutdracco 4 This Gutdracco is otherwise unknown and there is some suspicion that the name of this god arose as a folk etymologisation of the name of the river 5 References Edit Hanswilhelm Haefs Ortsnamen und Ortsgeschichten auf Rugen mitsamt Hiddensee und Monchgut Anmerkungen zur Geschichte Books on Demand 2003 p 14 Claudius Ptolemaios Geographike Hyphegesis Ch 11 Germania Magna Saxo Grammaticus Gesta Danorum The History of the Danes ed by Karsten Friis Jensen trans by Peter Fisher 2 vols Oxford Clarendon Press 2015 II 1168 n 155 Nikolaĭ Mikhaĭlov Mitologia slava studi sulla mitologia dei popoli slavi Antologia Studi Slavi 1 Pisa Universita degli studi di Pisa Istituto di lingua e letteratura russa 1995 p 54 Hanswilhelm Haefs Ortsnamen und Ortsgeschichten auf Rugen mitsamt Hiddensee und Monchgut Anmerkungen zur Geschichte Books on Demand 2003 p 14 This article related to a river in Mecklenburg Western Pomerania is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Warnow amp oldid 1045915495, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
