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Totenkopf (Sauerland)
The Totenkopf is a hill , on the Brilon Heights in the counties of Hochsauerlandkreis and Kreis Paderborn, Paderborn, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Location The Totenkopf, most of which is in the Sauerland and Diemel Uplands, is around 4.5 kilometres as the crow flies west of Marsberg on the Brilon Heights which surround the Brilon Plateau and, in the north, gradually transition via the Alme (river), Alme Uplands into the Sintfeld. It is located on the boundary between the Obermarsberg Forest in the east and the Madfeld Forest in the west. The northern boundary of the Diemelsee Nature Park runs over the densely wooded summit of the Totenkopf. On its northern hillside, and thus on the side on which Bleiwäsche lies a few kilometres away, is the highest point (498 m) in the region of Ostwestfalen-Lippe and the county of Kreis Paderborn, Paderborn. A number of streams rise on the Totenkopf and its spurs: the Große Aa (Aabach), Große Aa, Kleine Aa (Aaba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diemel
The Diemel () is a river in Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a western and orographically left tributary of the Weser. It is the first, and therefore southernmost, of the larger Weser tributaries after its formation by the confluence of the Fulda and Werra rivers. Route The source of the Diemel is near Willingen, in Sauerland. The Diemel flows generally northeast through the towns Marsberg, Warburg, and Trendelburg. It flows into the Weser in Bad Karlshafen Bad Karlshafen () is a baroque, thermal salt spa town in the Kassel (district), district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. It has 2300 inhabitants in the main ward of Bad Karlshafen, and a further 1900 in the medieval village of Helmarshausen. It is s .... References Rivers of Hesse Rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia Sauerland Rivers of Germany {{Hesse-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Große Aa (Aabach)
The Aabach (also: ''Große Aa'') is a river in Germany, a left tributary of the river Afte. It rises near the village Madfeld, part of the town Brilon, in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia near the border with Hesse. From there it flows north between mountains up to high through a forested landscape, partly in the natural park Diemelsee. After a few kilometers it flows into the artificial lake Aabachstausee. It flows to the north and empties only about further north after Bad Wünnenberg, where it flows into the Afte. The source of the Aabach is at the divide between the Weser and Rhine river basins: the Aabach flows to the north and drains into the Rhine via the Afte, Alme and Lippe, while the small rivers that rise on the southern side of the ridge drain into the Weser through the Hoppecke and Diemel. 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 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weser
The Weser () is a river of Lower Saxony in north-west Germany. It begins at Hannoversch Münden through the confluence of the Werra and Fulda. It passes through the Hanseatic city of Bremen. Its mouth is further north against the ports of Bremerhaven and Nordenham. The latter is on the Butjadingen Peninsula. It then merges into the North Sea The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. A sea on the European continental shelf, it connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Se ... via two highly Saline water, saline, Estuary, estuarine mouths. It connects to the canal network running east–west across the North German Plain. The river, when combined with the Werra (a dialectal form of ''Weser''), is long and thus, the longest river entirely situated within Germany (the Main (river), Main, however, is the longest if the Weser-Werra are considered separate). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoppecke
The Hoppecke is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse, Germany, and a tributary of the Diemel. The Hoppecke joins the Diemel on the left bank near Marsberg. 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 North Rhine-Westphalia Rivers of Germany {{NorthRhineWestphalia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhine
The Rhine ( ) is one of the List of rivers of Europe, major rivers in Europe. The river begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the southeastern Swiss Alps. It forms part of the Swiss-Liechtenstein border, then part of the Austria–Switzerland border, Swiss-Austrian border. From Lake Constance downstream, it forms part of the Germany-Switzerland border, Swiss-German border. After that the Rhine defines much of the Franco-German border. It then flows in a mostly northerly direction through the German Rhineland. Finally, the Rhine turns to flow predominantly west to enter the Netherlands, eventually emptying into the North Sea. It drains an area of 185,000 km2. Its name derives from the Gaulish language, Gaulish ''Rēnos''. There are two States of Germany, German states named after the river, North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, in addition to several districts of Germany, districts (e.g. Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Rhein-Sieg). The departments of France, department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lippe (river)
The Lippe () is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Rhine and in length with an elevation difference of 125 metres and a catchment area of 4.890 km². The source is located at the edge of the Teutoburg Forest in Bad Lippspringe close to the city of Paderborn. It runs westward through Paderborn, Lippstadt and then along the northern edge of the Ruhr area, parallel to the river Emscher and river Ruhr (river), Ruhr. The river finally enters the Rhine at Wesel. Description and history The river Lippe has been used as an infrastructure in Roman times. For the Romans the river (named ''Lupia'') was a gateway to Germania, running from the river Rhine to the region around Paderborn. The watercourse was used for transport of supplies, so along the banks of the Lippe many former Roman camps could be found. In the last 200 years many of these camps have been identified, above all the camp in Haltern which is likely to be the former headquarter of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afte
Afte is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a tributary of the river Alme, into which it flows in Büren. 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 * ... References Rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia Rivers of Germany {{NorthRhineWestphalia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aabach (Afte)
The Aabach (also: ''Große Aa'') is a river in Germany, a left tributary of the river Afte. It rises near the village Madfeld, part of the town Brilon, in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia near the border with Hesse. From there it flows north between mountains up to high through a forested landscape, partly in the natural park Diemelsee. After a few kilometers it flows into the artificial lake Aabachstausee. It flows to the north and empties only about further north after Bad Wünnenberg, where it flows into the Afte. The source of the Aabach is at the divide between the Weser and Rhine river basins: the Aabach flows to the north and drains into the Rhine via the Afte, Alme and Lippe, while the small rivers that rise on the southern side of the ridge drain into the Weser through the Hoppecke and Diemel. 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 * Dalk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aabach Reservoir
Aabach may refer to: Germany * Aabach (Afte), a tributary of the Afte, North Rhine-Westphalia * Aabach (Hessel), a small river in the Ems river system, North Rhine-Westphalia * Kleine Aa (Aabach) (also the little Aabach), a tributary of the Aabach (Afte), North Rhine-Westphalia Switzerland *Aabach (Aare) (AG), a creek, which flows into the Aare *Aabach (Greifensee), or Usterner Aa, a river in canton of Zurich *Aabach (Seetal) The Aabach is a small river that runs through the Switzerland, Swiss cantons of Canton of Lucerne, Lucerne and Canton of Aargau, Aargau, in the Aare catchment area. It flows from south to north through the valley called Seetal (lit.: ''Lake Valley ..., a river in the cantons of Lucerne and Aargau, runs through Lake Hallwyl and flows into the Aare * Aabach (Obersee), a tributary of the Obersee See also * AA (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
