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Schwalm (Eder)
The Schwalm () is a river in Hesse, Germany, right tributary of the Eder. It rises on the north side of the Vogelsberg Mountains. It flows north through Alsfeld, Schwalmstadt and Borken. The Schwalm flows into the Eder near Wabern, east of Fritzlar Fritzlar () is a small town (pop. 15,000) in the Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse, Germany, north of Frankfurt, with a storied history. The town has a medieval center ringed by a wall with numerous watch towers. high ..., after a total length of . The main tributaries are the Efze, the Gilsa, the Grenff and the Antrift. References Rivers of Hesse Rivers of the Vogelsberg Rivers of Germany {{Hesse-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vogelsberg Mountains
The Vogelsberg () is a large volcanic mountain range in the German Central Uplands in the state of Hesse, separated from the Rhön Mountains by the Fulda river valley. Emerging approximately 19 million years ago, the Vogelsberg is Central Europe's largest basalt formation, consisting of a multitude of layers that descend from their peak in ring-shaped terraces to the base. The main peaks of the Vogelsberg are the Taufstein, , and Hoherodskopf, , both now within the High Vogelsberg Nature Park. Location The Vogelsberg lies in the county of Vogelsbergkreis, around 60 kilometres northeast of Frankfurt between the towns of Alsfeld, Fulda, Büdingen and Nidda. To the northeast is the Knüll, to the east the Rhön, to the southeast the Spessart and to the southwest the low-lying Wetterau, which transitions to the South Hessian lowlands of the Rhine-Main region. In the opposite direction, to the northwest, the Vogelsberg transitions into parts of the West Hesse Hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fritzlar
Fritzlar () is a small town (pop. 15,000) in the Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse, Germany, north of Frankfurt, with a storied history. The town has a medieval center ringed by a wall with numerous watch towers. high, the "Grey Tower" ("Grauer Turm") is the highest remaining urban defense tower in Germany. The city hall, first documented in 1109, with a stone relief of Martin of Tours, St. Martin, the town's patron saint, is the oldest in Germany still in use for its original purpose. The gothic architecture, Gothic church of the old Franciscan monastery is today the Protestant parish church, and the monastery's other buildings have been converted into a modern hospital. Many houses in the town center, notably around the market square, date from the 15th to 17th centuries and have been carefully maintained or restored. The town is dominated by the imposing Romanesque-Gothic Saint Peter's Church, Fritzlar, Church of St. Peter from the 12th-14th centurie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of The Vogelsberg
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] |
Antrift
Antrift (in its lower course: ''Antreff'') is a river of Hesse, Germany. It is a tributary of the Schwalm, joining it on the left bank in , a parish of Willingshausen. See also *List of rivers of Hesse This is a list of rivers of Hesse, Germany: A * Aar, tributary of the Dill * Aar, tributary of the Lahn * Aar, tributary of the Twiste * Aarbach * Affhöllerbach * Ahlersbach, tributary of the Kinzig in Schlüchtern-Herolz * Ahlersbach, tributa ... References Rivers of Hesse Rivers of the Vogelsberg Rivers of Germany {{Hesse-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grenff
The Grenff, also Grenf, is a 22 km long, right-bank or southeasterly tributary of the Schwalm. It passes through the East Hesse Highlands in North Hesse Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, and belongs to the river system and catchment area of the Weser. Course The Grenff rises in Ottrauer Highland, a part of the Fulda-Haune Plateau in East Hesse Highlands, in the transition area to the Knüllgebirge. The source is 1.2 km southeast of the village Görzhain (municipality Ottrau) in a clearing of the northern flank of the ''Frohnkreuzkopf'' (about ), the western spur of the Rimberg (591.8 m), at about 395 m elevation. The Grenff initially flows north-west, to and through Görzhain. From there on the Bad Hersfeld–Treysa railway (also ''Knüllwald railway'') runs through the Grenff valley. It passes along the settlement Bahnhof Ottrau and a number of watermills (''Boßmühle'', ''Steinmühle'', ''Lenzenmühle'', ''Schneidmühle'') and the village Kleinropperhause ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilsa (Schwalm)
The Gilsa is a river of Hesse, Germany. It joins the Schwalm on the left bank near , a parish of Neuental. The Gilsa rises in the Gilserberg Heights south of Gilserberg, just outside the Kellerwald-Edersee National Park. See also *List of rivers of Hesse This is a list of rivers of Hesse, Germany: A * Aar, tributary of the Dill * Aar, tributary of the Lahn * Aar, tributary of the Twiste * Aarbach * Affhöllerbach * Ahlersbach, tributary of the Kinzig in Schlüchtern-Herolz * Ahlersbach, tributa ... References Rivers of Hesse Rivers of Germany {{Hesse-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Efze
The Efze () is a river of Hesse, Germany and tributary of the Schwalm. It joins the Schwalm on the right bank near Wabern. The tributaries of the Efze include the nearly 22-km long Ohebach. See also *List of rivers of Hesse This is a list of rivers of Hesse, Germany: A * Aar, tributary of the Dill * Aar, tributary of the Lahn * Aar, tributary of the Twiste * Aarbach * Affhöllerbach * Ahlersbach, tributary of the Kinzig in Schlüchtern-Herolz * Ahlersbach, tributa ... References Rivers of Hesse Rivers of Germany {{Hesse-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wabern, Hesse
Wabern () is a municipality in the Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse, Germany. It lies on the Main-Weser Railway between Kassel and Frankfurt. From Wabern, the Edersee Railway runs to Bad Wildungen. Geography Location The main centre of Wabern lies on the Eder and Schwalm floodplain, a few kilometres south of where the Schwalm empties into the Eder. Constituent communities The community of Wabern consists of ten centres, the main centre, bearing the same name as the whole municipality, and the nine outlying villages of Hebel, Rockshausen, Falkenberg, Udenborn, Unshausen, Uttershausen, Zennern, Niedermöllrich and Harle. Economy Wabern is served by Wabern (Bz Kassel) railway station on the Frankfurt to Kassel main line. It is a stopping point for ICE trains with connections towards Hamburg and Karlsruhe. For many years it was an important railway junction, where the line to Brilon branched off the main line. Today the branch line ends at Bad Wildungen. A big sugar fact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eder (Fulda)
The Eder () is a major river in Germany that begins in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia and passes in to Hesse, where it empties into the River Fulda (river), Fulda. History The river was first mentioned by the Ancient Rome, Roman historian Tacitus. In his Annals (Tacitus), Annals, he describes the Roman campaign against the Chatti under the command of Germanicus in 15 AD. Forty-five thousand soldiers of the Roman army destroyed the major centre of the Chatti, Mattium, directly after they crossed the ''Adrana'' (Eder). In the Middle Ages, the river was known by the names Aderna, Adarna and Adrina. On the banks of the Eder, in the town of Schwarzenau, near Bad Berleburg, a religious (Anabaptist) group was founded in August 1708; the Schwarzenau Brethren. Eight adults were completely baptism, baptised thrice in the Eder. This group emigrated to America where they are still to be found. As late as up to the end of the 19th century, the river was also known in local dialect as ''E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borken, Hesse
Borken () is a small town with about 13,000 inhabitants in the Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse, Germany. The town is a former centre for brown coal mining and Fossil fuel power plant, coal-fired electrical generation in Hesse. The coalmine, unlike those in other regions, also had underground workings. After a major disaster – namely a coal dust explosion – the mine was shut down on 1 June 1988. Since that time, the former coal pits have been redeveloped into recreation areas with lakes, nature areas – some actually protected by law – and sporting grounds. Among these areas are ''der Borkener See'' (Borken Lake) with its nature reserve, ''der Singliser See'' (Singlis Lake) with windsurfing, and ''die Stockelache'' ("Stagnant Puddle"), used as a bathing lake. One particular attraction in Borken is the Hessian Brown Coal Mining Museum (''Hessisches Braunkohle Bergbaumuseum'') which displays the town's coal-mining tradition. Since 2003, an open-air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schwalmstadt
Schwalmstadt () is the largest town in the Schwalm-Eder district, in northern Hesse, Germany. It was established only in 1970 with the amalgamation of the towns of Treysa and Ziegenhain together with some outlying villages to form the town of Schwalmstadt. Geography Location Schwalmstadt lies in the Schwalm region in the western Knüll, a low mountain range. Through the town flows the river Schwalm. The nearest large towns are Kassel (about 50 km to the north), Bad Hersfeld (about 35 km to the east), Marburg (about 40 km to the southwest) and Fulda (about 70 km to the southeast). Constituent communities Besides the core of Treysa, Ziegenhain and Ascherode, the town consists of the centres of Allendorf an der Landsburg, Dittershausen, Florshain, Frankenhain, Michelsberg, Niedergrenzebach, Rommershausen, Rörshain, Trutzhain and Wiera. History In the 8th century, ''Treise'' was owned by the Abbots of Hersfeld. The Counts of ''Cigenhagen'' were named in a d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
