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Swist
The Swist is a stream, long, in the German Rhineland. It rises on the northern edge of the Eifel at 330 metres above sea level and empties from the right and southeast into the Rhine tributary, the Erft, between Weilerswist and (a district of Erftstadt). Occasionally the Swist is also called the ''Swistbach'', and locals often just call it ''der Bach'' ("the stream"). The Swist flows through the municipality Swisttal, the town of Meckenheim and Flerzheim. There are cycle paths by the side of the stream along this stretch. The Swist gave its name to Swisttal and the town of Weilerswist. Its source area is situated at the northern edge of the Eifel. Geography Course Its source lies at in the northern part of the Eifel in the Ahr Hills, north of the village of Kalenborn in the collective municipality of Altenahr in the county of Ahrweiler. The Swist has an average gradient of 5 ‰ and flows initially to Vettelhoven (Grafschaft) in a northeasterly direction and then d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swisttal
Swisttal is a municipality in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Swisttal received its names from a brook named Swist, which flows in the middle of the municipality. Geography Swisttal is situated approximately 15 km west of Bonn. It covers an area of approx. 65 km² (of which 10 km² is forest, part of the Kottenforst, and 49 km² is used for agriculture). Subdivisions The municipality consists of the following parishes: * Heimerzheim * Buschhoven * Dünstekoven * Essig * Ludendorf * Miel (Swisttal) * Ollheim * Odendorf * Morenhoven * Straßfeld as well as the hamlets of Hohn, Vershoven, Moemerzheim and Muettinghoven. The local administration is situated between the villages Ludendorf and Essig. Buildings and places In the vicinity of the Buschhoven is the route of the former Eifel water pipeline ( Eifel Aqueduct), a Roman aqueduct built to supply Cologne with drinking water. The water castle in Morenhoven, the castle of Heimerzh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Essig (Swisttal)
Essig is a village in the municipality of Swisttal in Rhein-Sieg district in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is situated approximately 18 km southwest of Bonn. In 2007 it had a population of 428.References:Website der Gemeinde Swisttal The village hall of the municipality of Swisttal is located between Essig and its neighbouring village, Ludendorf Ludendorf is a village in the municipality Swisttal in the North Rhine-Westphalian Rhein-Sieg district. It is situated approximately 18 km southwest of Bonn The federal city of Bonn ( lat, Bonna) is a city on the banks of the Rhine i .... References External links Website of the municipality Swisttal (German) Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia {{RheinSiegKreis-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morenhoven
Morenhoven is a farming village in the municipality Swisttal in the North Rhine-Westphalian Rhein-Sieg district. It is situated approximately 12 km west of Bonn The federal city of Bonn ( lat, Bonna) is a city on the banks of the Rhine in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with a population of over 300,000. About south-southeast of Cologne, Bonn is in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ru .... In 2007 it had 1650 inhabitants.References:Website der Gemeinde Swisttal References External links Website of the municipality Swisttal (German) Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia {{RheinSiegKreis-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heimerzheim
Heimerzheim is the largest local part of the municipality Swisttal in the North-Rhine/Westphalian (North Rhine Westphalia) Rhein-Sieg district. It is situated approximately 20 km west of Bonn. In 2015 the local part had 6,199 inhabitants. . Retrieved May 16, 2015. History Heimerzheim was mentioned for the first time documentary in the year 1074, its goods and land belonged to the St. Kunibert abbey in .Buildings and culture The place has two castles, in the north Kriegshoven Castle and in the south[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eifel
The Eifel (; lb, Äifel, ) is a low mountain range in western Germany and eastern Belgium. It occupies parts of southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia, northwestern Rhineland-Palatinate and the southern area of the German-speaking Community of Belgium. The Eifel is part of the Rhenish Massif; within its northern portions lies the Eifel National Park. Geography Location The Eifel lies between the cities of Aachen to the north, Trier to the south and Koblenz to the east. It descends in the northeast along a line from Aachen via Düren to Bonn into the Lower Rhine Bay. In the east and south it is bounded by the valleys of the Rhine and the Moselle. To the west it transitions in Belgium and Luxembourg into the geologically related Ardennes and the Luxembourg Ösling. In the north it is limited by the Jülich-Zülpicher Börde. Within Germany it lies within the states of Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia; in the Benelux the area of Eupen, St. Vith and Luxemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahr Hills
The Ahr HillsElkins, T.H. (1972). ''Germany'' (3rd ed.). London: Chatto & Windus, 1972. . (german: Ahrgebirge or ''Ahreifel'' ) are a range of low mountains and hills up to and long in the Eifel region of Germany, which lie roughly southwest of Bonn on the border between the German states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate. The forested Ahr Hills have numerous tourist destinations (e. g. Aremberg Castle and the Effelsberg Radio Telescope) and the section of a Roman road with its ancient Eifel Aqueduct. Geography Location The Ahr Hills are part of the Eifel, the bulk of which lies to the south and southwest of it. It lies on the left, i.e. northwestern, bank of the river Ahr, roughly 40 km southwest of Bonn. Sometimes the ridge on the right, southeastern, bank of the Ahr in the area of Altenahr is also counted as part of the Ahr Hills. This small range is bordered by a square enclosed by the Grafschaft and Remagen to the east, by Altenahr to the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weilerswist
Weilerswist () is a municipality in the district of Euskirchen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the Eifel hills, approximately 10 kilometers north of Euskirchen, and 20 kilometers south-west of Cologne Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 millio .... References Municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia Euskirchen (district) {{Euskirchen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fore-Eifel
The Voreifel ("Fore-Eifel" or "Pre-Eifel") is the name of a settlement area in the southern part of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is a term that grew out of the local speech. The region of the Voreifel includes the towns and villages of Meckenheim, Rheinbach, Swisttal, the southern villages in Alfter, the western ones in Wachtberg and the northern villages of Grafschaft. Geographically it forms the southeastern foothills of the Zülpich Börde in the North Eifel, on the plateau between the rivers Ahr and Rhine. The landscape is defined by the wide valley of the Swist. To the east it is framed by the Kottenforst and Ville with the Rhineland Nature Park, to the west at the foot of the Eifel, the Rheinbach Forest and the Ahr Hills The Ahr HillsElkins, T.H. (1972). ''Germany'' (3rd ed.). London: Chatto & Windus, 1972. . (german: Ahrgebirge or ''Ahreifel'' ) are a range of low mountains and hills up to and long in the Eifel region of Germany, which lie roughly s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flerzheim
Flerzheim is a part (''Stadtteil'') of Rheinbach in the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Location Flerzheim is located twelve kilometres southwest of Bonn in the Cologne Lowland in the foothills of the Eifel, in Germany. Through the town flows the river Swist. North of the town is Müttinghoven, and Lüftelberg east; south and west of the town is Meckenheim Ramershoven. Flerzheim is adjacent to the park Kottenforst-Ville. History As early as 5000 years ago people lived on the territory of today Flerzheims. In the year 31 BC, the Romans settled in the district. Around the year 20 AD, they established a well-known villa north of Flerzheim in the 4th Century but was destroyed. Today's Flerzheim was founded in 807 AD. Under the Bonn-law, Flerzheim was recognized on 1 January 1969 as a district on the Rhine river. Flerzheim is retained as a separate village as part of the town Rheinbach; however, the phone prefix number is the town of Meckenheim (02225). Tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erft
The Erft () is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It flows through the foothills of the Eifel, and joins the Lower Rhine (left tributary). Its origin is near Nettersheim, and its mouth in Neuss-Grimlinghausen south of the Josef Cardinal Frings Bridge. The river is long, which is significantly shorter than it was originally. Due to the open-pit mining of lignite in the ''Hambacher Loch'', the flow of the river had to be changed. The Erft gave its name to the town of Erftstadt, through which it flows, as well as to the Rhein-Erft district. It also flows through the towns of Bad Münstereifel, Euskirchen, Bergheim, Bedburg and Grevenbroich Grevenbroich () is a town in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the river Erft, approximately 15 km southwest of Neuss and 15 km southeast of Mönchengladbach. Cologne and Düsseldorf are in a 30 .... Gallery References Rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia Rivers of the E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euskirchen
Euskirchen (; Ripuarian: ''Öskerche'') is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the district Euskirchen. While Euskirchen resembles a modern shopping town, it also has a history dating back over 700 years, having been granted town status in 1302. As of December 2007, it had a population of 55,446. Its local football club is called TSC Euskirchen. Culture Parts of the ancient town wall, and three of its defensive towers, are still standing. Tourists are also attracted to Euskirchen due to the proximity of two large cities, Cologne and Bonn, to the northeast, and the hills of the Eifel region to the south. It is also the birthplace of Emil Fischer, born 1852, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1902. The local theatre in The Emil-Fischer-Gymnasium offers a wide variety of cultural events. The City Forum and the Parkhotel Euskirchen also contribute to the town's cultural offerings. The word Euskirchen means ''Kirche auf der Aue'' (“church on riverside lowla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landkreis Ahrweiler
Ahrweiler () is a district in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Euskirchen (district), Euskirchen, Rhein-Sieg and the city of Bonn in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, and the districts of Neuwied (district), Neuwied, Mayen-Koblenz and Vulkaneifel. History The region was conquered by the Roman Empire, Romans under Julius Caesar about 50 BC. Some hundred years later the Roman fort of Rigomagus (Gaulish for "king's field") was founded, later to become the city of Remagen. The Vinxtbach, a narrow brook and an affluent of the Rhine, was defined as the borderline between the Roman provinces of Germania superior and Germania inferior. There was originally a Roman villa here; the German suffix, "weiler", is from the Latin term "villare", meaning "land attached to a Roman villa, farm". Portions of a Roman aqueduct have also been found nearby. Many towns were first mentioned in the 9th century, among them Sinz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
