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Schwalm (river)
Schwalm may refer to Geography * Schwalm (region), a natural region in the West Hesse Depression, Germany * Schwalm (Eder), a tributary of the Eder in North Hesse, Germany * Schwalm (Meuse), a tributary of the Maas between Rur, Nette and Niers in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; in the Netherlands known as the Swalm * Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, a ''Kreis'' (district) in the north of Hesse, Germany People * Béla Schwalm (born 1941), Hungarian former ice hockey player * J. Peter Schwalm (born 1970), German composer and music producer {{disambig, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schwalm (region)
The Schwalm is a natural region or landscape unit within the West Hesse Depression and also the smallest basin within it. It is named after the River Schwalm, on whose middle reaches it lies. In the east the Schwalm region is bounded by the Knüll hills, in the south by the northern foothills of the Vogelsberg The is a large volcanic mountain range in the German Central Uplands in the state of Hesse, separated from the Rhön Mountains by the Fulda river valley. Emerging approximately 19 million years ago, the Vogelsberg is Central Europe's larges ... and, in the west, by the Gilserberg Heights. In the north the Schwalm transitions into the Landsburg Basin. The natural region sub-unit of the Schwalm has the following sub-sub-units: In local usage the landscape name "Schwalm" usually just refers to the northern part, i.e. the Wasenberg Terraces and the Schwalmgrund. References {{coord missing, Hesse Natural regions of Germany Natural regions of the West Hes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schwalm (Eder)
The Schwalm is a river in Hesse, Germany, right tributary of the Eder. It rises on the north side of the Vogelsberg Mountains. It flows north through Alsfeld, Schwalmstadt and Borken. The Schwalm flows into the Eder near Wabern, east of Fritzlar, after a total length of . The main tributaries are the Efze, the Gilsa, the Grenff and the Antrift Antrift (in its lower course: ''Antreff'') is a river of Hesse, 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 mo .... References Rivers of Hesse Rivers of the Vogelsberg Rivers of Germany {{Hesse-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schwalm (Meuse)
The Schwalm (German) or Swalm (Dutch), is a small river in Germany and the Netherlands, tributary to the river Meuse. Its source is near Wegberg, in the district Heinsberg, south-west of Mönchengladbach, in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany). The Schwalm flows through Wegberg and Brüggen before flowing into the Meuse across the border with the Netherlands, in Swalmen. Its total length is 45 km. Sources The original source region has since become an area of carr with poor water quality. The water of the Schwalm comes mainly from '' Rheinbraun's'' waste water pits. This brown coal open cast mine is required to feed the waste water into the surface water. Otherwise it would fill the mine, which is up to 230 metres deep.This is achieved by means of shafts (''Schlitzschächten'') through which the water flows back into the groundwater. If it were not for these shafts, the rivers Niers and Schwalm would long since have dried up. This would also destroy the mixed alder and ash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
Schwalm-Eder-Kreis is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the north of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Kassel, Werra-Meißner, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Vogelsberg, Marburg-Biedenkopf, and Waldeck-Frankenberg. History In 1821 districts were created in Hesse. They included the districts of Fritzlar, Homberg, Melsungen, and Ziegenhain. In 1932 the districts of Fritzlar and Homberg were merged; in 1974 the three districts of Fritzlar-Homberg, Melsungen, and Ziegenhain were merged into the Schwalm-Eder district. The district is twinned with the Finnish city of Kajaani, the British district of Sedgemoor, and the Polish district of Piła. Geography The Schwalm and Eder rivers give the district its name. After they merge close to Felsberg, the Eder enters the Fulda to the north at Edermunde. The southeast of the district includes a portion of the Knüllgebirge range of low mountains; the highest elevation is . In the north are the hills of the ''Homberger Hochland''. The centre of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Béla Schwalm
Béla Schwalm (October 25, 1941 – 2008) was a Hungarian ice hockey player. He played for the Hungary men's national ice hockey team at the Ice hockey at the 1964 Winter Olympics, 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. References External links * 1941 births 2008 deaths Ferencvárosi TC (ice hockey) players Hungarian ice hockey forwards Ice hockey players at the 1964 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for Hungary Ice hockey people from Budapest {{Hungary-icehockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
