Warnow

Warnow
Location
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Mecklenburg
Mouth
• location	Baltic Sea
• coordinates	54°10′54″N 12°5′32″E / 54.18167°N 12.09222°E / 54.18167; 12.09222
Length	155.4 km (96.6 mi)
Basin size	3,324 km2 (1,283 sq mi)

The Warnow (German pronunciation: [ˈvaːno]) 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 Warnemünde.

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.