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Rursee
The Rur Dam () is a 77.2 metre high dam located in the southwestern part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It was built in 1939 and impounds the Roer to form the Roer Reservoir (''Rurstausee'' or ''Rursee'') which is 7.83 km2 in area. It lies within the districts of Aachen and Kreis Düren, Düren. History The original dam was built between 1934 and 1938 from earth and stone, with an inner lining of loam, coming into service in 1939. During the World War II, Second World War, on February 10, 1945, to impede the advance of the Anglo-Canadian 21st Army Group during Operation Veritable, water was released from the Gatehouse (waterworks), sluice gates; this delayed supportive action (Operation Grenade) by the Ninth United States Army, American Ninth Army for two weeks. Construction from 1955 to 1959 raised the height of the dam by 20 meters to its present height of 77 meters above the riverbed. Headwaters and tailwaters The headwaters of the Rur Reservoir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Städteregion Aachen
The district of Aachen () is a district in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Heinsberg (district), Heinsberg, Düren (district), Düren, Euskirchen (district), Euskirchen, and also the Netherlands province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg and the Belgium, Belgian province of Liège (province), Liège. Its administrative body is the ''Städteregionsparlament'' ("regional parliament"), headed by the ''Städteregionspräsident'' or "region president" (Tim Grüttemeier (Christian Democratic Union of Germany, CDU) since 2019). As of 21 October 2009, the ''Städteregion Aachen'' (literally: "cities region" Aachen) was formed from the former district Aachen (''Kreis Aachen'') and the city of Aachen. This is the first ''Städteregion'' that was formed in North Rhine-Westphalia. Its status is similar to that of the Hanover (district), district Hanover (''Region Hannover'') in Lower Saxony, in that the powers of the city of Aachen are slightly less than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
