The Hillbringse (also known as the Einsel, a name for part of river's course)
is a small river of
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphalia, commonly shortened to NRW, is a States of Germany, state () in Old states of Germany, Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the List of German states by population, most ...
,
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
. It is 4.6 km long and flows into the
Aa near
Brilon
Brilon (; ) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, which belongs to the Hochsauerlandkreis.
Geography
Brilon is on the Brilon Heights, at an altitude of about 450m, and the upper reaches of the river Möhne. The town lies between the Ar ...
.
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Course
A section of the stream in the north has been straightened due to immediately adjacent agricultural use, but most of the stream has retained a natural course. The Einsel borders pasture land to the east. It flows through quarrying and grassland areas in the limestone hills southwest of Brilon.[
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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
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