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Niers
The Niers (, ) is a river in Germany and the Netherlands, a right tributary of the river Meuse (German and ). Its wellspring is near Erkelenz, south of Mönchengladbach, in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany). Course and length The Niers flows through Mönchengladbach, Viersen, Wachtendonk, Geldern and Goch before flowing into the Meuse just across the border with the Netherlands, in Gennep, Limburg (Netherlands). Its overall length is 116 km - 108 km in Germany, 8 km in the Netherlands. See also * List of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia A list of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany: A B C * Calenberger Bach * Casumer Bach * Compbach D * Dalke * Dammpader * Darmühlenbach * Deilbach * Derenbach * Dettmers Bach * Dhünn * Dichbach * Dickopsbach * Dielenpader * Diemel * ... * Meuse#Tributaries References External links NiersNiersverband Rivers of Limburg (Netherlands) Rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia Rivers of the Netherlands Gennep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weeze
Weeze (, Dutch: ''Wees'') is a municipality in the Lower Rhine (Niederrhein) region, located in the northwestern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, specifically in the district of Kleve and the Düsseldorf region. The municipality comprises the town of Weeze and the village of Wemb and has approximately 10,500 inhabitants. Situated in the district of Kleve, it is embedded in the northwestern part of the Lower Rhine Region, lying between Goch to the north and Kevelaer to the south. The Netherlands is directly west of Weeze. History Individual artifacts from the area's earliest settlement date back to the early/middle Stone Age. In subsequent periods, various historical items have been found on municipal soil. These include a burial site with 1,000 tumuli in the area of Kalbeck, settlement remains on the Hees, remnants of a Roman road between Cologne and Nijmegen in the Netherlands, and a significant discovery of Roman silver coins. Franconian burial sites from around the 8th centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of North Rhine-Westphalia
A list of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany: A B C * Calenberger Bach * Casumer Bach * Compbach D * Dalke * Dammpader * Darmühlenbach * Deilbach * Derenbach * Dettmers Bach * Dhünn * Dichbach * Dickopsbach * Dielenpader * Diemel * Diestelbach * Dinkel * Dondert * Dornmühlenbach * Dörpe * Dörspe * Dortenbach * Dreierwalder Aa * Dreisbach, tributary of the Bröl * Dreisbach, tributary of the Sieg * Duffesbach * Durbeke * Düsedieksbach * Düssel E F *Falbecke, alternative name for Glingebach * Felderbach * Ferndorfbach * Finkelbach * Finkenbach * Fischbach * Fischertaler Bach * Flehbach * Florabach * Forellenbach * Forthbach * Freebach * Fretterbach * Frischebach * Frischhofsbach * Frohnhauser Bach * Frohnholzbach * Fülsenbecke * Furlbach G H I * Ickbach * Ihne * Ilpe * Ilse, tributary of the Bega * Ilse, tributary of the Lahn * Inde * Irserbach * Issumer Fleuth * Itter, tributary of the Diemel * Itter, tributary of the Rhine J * Jabach * Johannisbach * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geldern
Geldern (; , , ; archaic English: ''Guelder(s)'') is a city in the States of Germany, federal German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is part of the Kleve (district), district of Kleve, which is part of the Düsseldorf (region), Düsseldorf Regierungsbezirk, administrative region. The nearby Province of the Netherlands, Dutch province of Gelderland is named after this city. Geography Location Geldern lies in the plains of the lower, northern Rhineland, west of the Rhine. Its average elevation is 27 m Above mean sea level, AMSL. The river Niers, a tributary of the Meuse (''Maas''), flows through Geldern. The stream Gelderner Fleuth flows into the Niers in Geldern. It is close to both Düsseldorf Airport and Airport Weeze, also called Airport Niederrhein (referring to the Lower Rhine region). Subdivisions Geldern is subdivided into the following boroughs: * Geldern City * Hartefeld * Geldern-Kapellen, Kapellen (formerly Capellen) * Lüllingen * Pont * Veert * Vernum * Wal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erkelenz
Erkelenz (, ) is a town in the Rhineland in western Germany that lies southwest of Mönchengladbach on the northern edge of the Cologne Lowland, halfway between the Lower Rhine region and the Lower Meuse. It is a medium-sized town (over 44,000) and the largest in the district of Heinsberg in North Rhine-Westphalia. Despite the town having more than 1,000 years of history and tradition, in 2006 the eastern part of the borough was cleared to make way for the Garzweiler II brown coal pit operated by RWE Power. This is planned to be in operation until 2045. Over five thousand people from ten villages have had to be resettled as a result. Since 2010, the inhabitants of the easternmost village of Pesch have left and most have moved to the new villages of Immerath and Borschemich in the areas of Kückhoven and Erkelenz-Nord. Geography Landscape The area is characterised by the gently rolling to almost level countryside of the Jülich-Zülpich Börde, whose fertile loess soi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wachtendonk
Wachtendonk at the confluence of Niers River and Nette River is a municipality in the district of Kleve in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located west of the Rhine halfway between Duisburg and Venlo Venlo () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in southeastern Netherlands, close to the border with Germany. It is situated in the province of Limburg (Netherlands), ... at the Dutch border. Its name means 'bailiff's Donk'. Gallery File:Wachtendonk.JPG, Feldstrasse File:Wachtendonk-Thal Joaphat.JPG, Old Monastery 'Thal Josaphat' File:Wankum, Sankt Martin Kirche in straatzicht foto1 2012-08-20 17.28.jpg, Wankum, church (Sankt Martin Kirche) in the street References External links * Kleve (district) {{Kleve-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of Germany
This article lists rivers that are located in Germany, either entirely or partially, or that form the country's international borders. The rivers of Germany flow into either the Baltic Sea (), the Black Sea or the North Sea (). The main rivers of Germany include: * flowing into the Baltic Sea: Oder * flowing into the Black Sea: Danube (and its main tributaries Inn, Isar, and Lech) * flowing into the North Sea: Rhine (and its main tributaries Moselle, Main and Neckar), Weser and Elbe (and its main tributaries Havel and Saale) An alphabetical list of all German rivers that have an article in Wikipedia appears at the end of the article. Sorted by drainage basin Rivers that flow into the sea are sorted geographically, along the coast. Rivers that flow into other rivers are sorted by the proximity of their points of confluence to the sea (the lower in the list, the more upstream). Some rivers (the Meuse, for example) do not flow through Germany themselves, but they are mentioned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meuse
The Meuse or Maas is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. It has a total length of . History From 1301, the upper Meuse roughly marked the western border of the Holy Roman Empire with the France in the Middle Ages, Kingdom of France, after Count Henry III, Count of Bar, Henry III of Bar had to receive the western part of the County of Bar (''Barrois mouvant'') as a French fief from the hands of King Philip IV of France, Philip IV. In 1408, a Burgundian army led by John the Fearless went to the aid of John III, Duke of Bavaria, John III against the citizens of Liège, who were in open revolt. After the Battle of Othée, battle, which saw the men from Liège defeated, John ordered the drowning in the Meuse of burghers and noblemen in Liège whose loyalties he suspected. The border remained relatively stable until the annexation of the Three Bishoprics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of The Netherlands
These are the main rivers of the Netherlands. All of the Netherlands is drained into the North Sea, partly via the IJsselmeer lake. In the list below, rivers that flow into the sea are sorted following the North Sea coast (including IJsselmeer) from the Belgian border near Knokke to the German border near Emden. Rivers that flow into other rivers are sorted by the proximity of their points of confluence to the sea. At the end of this article the rivers of the Netherlands are given alphabetically. See also :Rivers of the Netherlands and :Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta. Note for additions: please remember to add the city where the river meets for each river. *Western Scheldt/Westerschelde (at Vlissingen) **Scheldt/Schelde (near Antwerp, Zandvliet, Belgium) *Oosterschelde (at Schouwen-Duiveland, Westenschouwen) **Keeten-Mastgat (at Tholen, Stavenisse) ***branch of Krammer (at Schouwen-Duiveland, Bruinisse) *Grevelingen (at Schouwen-Duiveland, Scharendijke) **Krammer (at Schouwen-Duivelan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gennep
Gennep () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a city in upper southeastern Netherlands. It lies in the very northern part of the province of Limburg, Netherlands, Limburg, 18 km south of Nijmegen. Furthermore, it lies on the right bank of the Meuse (river), Meuse river, and south of the forest of the Klever Reichswald. The municipality of Gennep has 17,277 inhabitants (2014). The Niers river flows into the Meuse in Gennep. Population centres The city of Gennep Gennep was the title of a comital family, known descendants of which are the famous Saint Norbert of Gennep and Wilhelm von Gennep, William of Gennep, Archbishop-Elector of Cologne. Gennep probably received City rights in the Netherlands, city rights in 1371. However, it remains unclear whether these city rights have really been assigned to Gennep, as the supposed documents burned during a fire in the townhall of Gennep at the end of the 16th century. Gennep lies about southeast of Nijmegen. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of its course if it runs out of water, or only flow during certain seasons. Rivers are regulated by the water cycle, the processes by which water moves around the Earth. Water first enters rivers through precipitation, whether from rainfall, the Runoff (hydrology), runoff of water down a slope, the melting of glaciers or snow, or seepage from aquifers beneath the surface of the Earth. Rivers flow in channeled watercourses and merge in confluences to form drainage basins, or catchments, areas where surface water eventually flows to a common outlet. Rivers have a great effect on the landscape around them. They may regularly overflow their Bank (geography), banks and flood the surrounding area, spreading nutrients to the surrounding area. Sedime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mönchengladbach
Mönchengladbach (, ) is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany, west of the Rhine, halfway between Düsseldorf and the Netherlands, Dutch border. Geography Municipal subdivisions Since 2009, the territory of Mönchengladbach has comprised four (previously ten) boroughs which are subdivided into 44 districts. The boroughs and their associated districts were: * * * * History Name and origins The original name of the city was , by which it is still often known today. To distinguish it from another town of the same name (the present ), it took the name ('Monks’ Gladbach', in reference to the abbey) in 1888. Between 1933 and 1950, it was written ' (short: ), without a hyphen. This spelling was seen as potentially misleading, as it could imply that Gladbach was a borough of Munich (), so consequently the name was changed to in 1950 (and subsequently in 1960) to avoid confusion. The town was founded around Gladbach Abbey i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
