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Kuttenbach
The Kuttenbach is a 5.3 kilometre-long, orographically left-hand tributary of the Urft (river), Urft in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the municipality of Kall, North Rhine-Westphalia, Kall. Geography The Kuttenbach rises north of Krekel (Kall), Krekel at a height of in the Naturschutzgebiet, nature reserve of the ''Sistiger Heide'', which is also called Krekel Heath (‘’Krekeler Heide’’). From here on the stream flows constantly northeastwards and, after a short distance, reaches the village of Diefenbach (Kall), Diefenbach. Its valley then separates the villages of Gillenberg on the right and Steinfelderheistert on the left. Soon is slopes become wooded and, on the right, is the nature reserve of ''Laubwald am Kuttenbach'' below the village of Steinfeld (Kall), Steinfeld with Steinfeld Abbey on the upper step of the hillside. The stream finally empties from the left into the Urft (river), Urft between the villages of Urft and Sötenich at river kilometre 22.3. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urft (river)
The Urft is a right-hand tributary of the Rur in the county of Euskirchen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It flows through the village of Urft in the municipality of Kall. The Urft rises in the North Eifel region of the Eifel Mountains. Origin of the name The name of the Urft is derived from ''Urd-apa''. The origin of the word ''Urd'' is unknown, but ''apa'' is Celtic and means "stream". In 1075, the Urft was called the ''Urdefa'', in 1419 the ''Orfft'' and, in 1503, the ''Oyrfft''. The village of Urft takes its name from the river. Course The Urft rises in the North Eifel in the High Fens-Eifel Nature Park. Its source is in the Dahlem Forest (''Dahlemer Wald''), west of the Dahlem village of Schmidtheim and (both as the crow flies) northwest of Dahlemer Binz Airfield. The Urft initially flows through Schmidtheim. From there it is accompanied by the Eifel Line and joined by the Dänenbach stream. It then flows through the village of Blankenheim-Wald, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
