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Flachsbach is a
rivulet A stream is a continuous body of water, body of surface water Current (stream), flowing within the stream bed, bed and bank (geography), banks of a channel (geography), channel. Depending on its location or certain characteristics, a strea ...
in the
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village of Büsbach. It is a right tributary to the river Inde. The Flachsbach flowing through the south of Büsbach has its source in the pasture between the villages Büsbach and Breinig. Pottery findings dated 900 AD proved that there had been in a settlement in the surroundings of the rivulet. It finally led to the development of Büsbach.Zur Geschichte von Stolberg-Büsbach
''Rivulet of flax'', the translation of the German name Flachsbach can be explained by the handling of
flax Flax, also known as common flax or linseed, is a flowering plant, ''Linum usitatissimum'', in the family Linaceae. It is cultivated as a food and fiber crop in regions of the world with temperate climates. In 2022, France produced 75% of t ...
in the past utilising the rivulets hydropower.


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Rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia Rivers of Germany {{NorthRhineWestphalia-river-stub