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Altenau (Alme)
Altenau is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Alme, which it joins in Borchen. See also *List of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia A list of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany: A * Aa, left tributary of the Möhne * Aa, left tributary of the Nethe * Aa, left tributary of the Werre * Aabach, tributary of the Afte * Aabach, small river in the Ems river system * Abbabac ... References Rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia Rivers of Germany {{NorthRhineWestphalia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alme (river)
The Alme is a long river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Lippe, into which it flows near Paderborn. The Alme defines the Alme Valley and flows through the towns Büren, Borchen and Paderborn. Tributaries * Nette * Gosse (river) * Afte * Altenau History Flood of 1965 In July 1965 a devastating flood occurred, which became part of regional history as a once-in-a-hundred-years flooding and is remembered by locals as the "Heinrichsflut" (Henry's Day Flood). After heavy rainfalls from July 15 through to 17 (more than 135 L/m2), basements were flooded. In the village of Wewelsburg a bridge collapsed, an Army sapper unit had to be brought in for disaster relief. Streets turned into river beds, railway and bus traffic had to be stopped, 16 people died. As a consequence of the flood, which also took in the tributaries of the Alme and the Lippe river itself, the " Wasserverband Obere Lippe" (board for basin management of the upper Lippe river) was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south; it covers an area of , with a population of almost 84 million within its 16 constituent states. Germany borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In 962, the Kingdom of Germany formed the bulk of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a States of Germany, state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the List of German states by population, most populous state of Germany. Apart from the city-states, it is also the List of German states by population density, most densely populated state in Germany. Covering an area of , it is the List of German states by area, fourth-largest German state by size. North Rhine-Westphalia features 30 of the 81 German municipalities with over 100,000 inhabitants, including Cologne (over 1 million), the state capital Düsseldorf, Dortmund and Essen (all about 600,000 inhabitants) and other cities predominantly located in the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan area, the largest urban area in Germany and the fourth-largest on the European continent. The location of the Rhine-Ruhr at the h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borchen
Borchen is a municipality in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Location Borchen is situated in the Paderborn tableland, approximately 5 km south of Paderborn. The municipality also contains a small part of the eastern Hellweg area. At the north-western border of Borchen the Altenau flows into the Alme River. Neighbouring municipalities Starting in the north, rotating clockwise, Paderborn, Lichtenau, Bad Wünnenberg and Salzkotten are neighbouring municipalities of Borchen. Division of the municipality According to § 4 of Borchen's ordinanceHauptsatzung der Gemeinde Borchen the municipality is divided into the following urban areas: *Alfen *Dörenhagen (including Eggeringhausen and Busch) * |
List Of Rivers Of North Rhine-Westphalia
A list of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany: A * Aa, left tributary of the Möhne * Aa, left tributary of the Nethe * Aa, left tributary of the Werre * Aabach, tributary of the Afte * Aabach, small river in the Ems river system * Abbabach * Abrocksbach *Afte * Agger *Ahler Bruchgraben *Ahr * Ahre * Ahse * Alaunbach * Albaumer Bach * Alche * Alme *Alte Emscher *Alte Hessel * Alte Issel * Altenau *Angel *Angerbach *Ankerbach * Arbach *Armuthsbach * Arpe, left tributary of the Wenne joining it at Berge (a district of Meschede) * Arpe, left tributary of the Wenne joining it at Niederberndorf (a district of Schmallenberg) *Arzdorfer Bach, alternative name for Godesberger Bach *Asbeke *Asdorf *Aue * Auelsbach * Auer Bach * Aupke * Axtbach B * Baagebach *Baarbach * Babenhausener Bach * Bachseifen * Bachumer Bach *Banfe * Bärenbach *Bastau * Beberbach * Beckendorfer Mühlenbach * Bega * Beilbach * Beke *Bekelbach *Belgenbach * Bendahler Bach * Benfe * Bennier Graben * Bentgraben ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of North Rhine-Westphalia
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as creek, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in some parts of the United States, "burn" in Scotland and northeast England, and "beck" in northern England. Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek, but not always: the language is vague. Rivers are part of the water cycle. Water generally collects in a river from precipitation through a drainage basin from surface runoff and other sources such as groundwater recharge, springs, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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