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Kranenbach
The Kranenbach is an orographically right-hand tributary of the Schwalm (Meuse), Schwalm in the Niederrhein (region), Lower Rhine county of Kreis Viersen, Viersen. Its source is in the vicinity of Vennbachhof near Ungerath (in the municipality of Schwalmtal (Niederrhein), Schwalmtal) at a height of around . The stream has a length of just under 9.5 kilometres and empties into the Schwalm by the mill of Borner Mühle at a height of about .. The Kranenbach picks up the waters of the Haversloher Bach (1.5 kilometres long), the Heidweiher Bach (1.5 kilometres long), the Vogelsrather Bach (1.7 kilometres long), the Schageher Bach (1.4 kilometres long) and the Berggraben which has a length of 2.3 kilometres. The Kranenbach was canalized in the years 1925/26. Its care and maintenance is the responsibility of the Schwalmverband, which has its head office in Brüggen, Germany, Brüggen.{{cite web , url=http://www.schwalmverband.de/ , title=Home , website=schwalmverband.de Mills There are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldniel
Waldniel is a village, part of the municipality Schwalmtal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Schwalmtal in the district Viersen (district), Viersen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It has 11,750 inhabitants (December 2020). History The first humans lived at the location of the modern Waldniel in the neolithic (2000 v. Chr.) In 1020, this place was first mentioned in a document. Geography The Kranenbach flows through Waldniel. Notable residents * Albin Windhausen (1863–1946), painter * Josef Windhausen (1888–1946), local politician (Christian Democratic Union of Germany, CDU) * Heinz Küppenbender (1901–1989), manager * Ludwig Gabriel Schrieber (1907–1975), sculptor, painter and Drawing, draughtsman * Ernst van Aaken (1910–1984), sports physician and trainer * Rudi Fuesers (1928–2010), trombonist of modern jazz * Herbert Dörenberg (born 1945), Manager (association football), football coach and former professional footballer * Stefan Berger (politician), Stefan Berger (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |