Johannisbach is a stream in
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 flows through
Aachen
Aachen is the List of cities in North Rhine-Westphalia by population, 13th-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia and the List of cities in Germany by population, 27th-largest city of Germany, with around 261,000 inhabitants.
Aachen is locat ...
, merges with the
Pau and the
Paunell and then discharges into the river
Wurm
Wurm or Würm may refer to:
Places
* Wurm (Rur), a river in North Rhine-Westphalia in western Germany
* Würm (Amper), a river in Bavaria, southeastern Germany
** Würm glaciation, an Alpine ice age, named after the Bavarian river
* Würm (Nagold ...
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History
The Johannisbach is one of the three historic streams of the medieval city of Aachen. The Johannisbach was used for the disposal of wastewater, while the Pau was diverted to serve as the source of fresh water. The Paunell was what remained in the former course of the diverted Pau.
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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