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Wiehl (Agger)
The Wiehl () is a 33.6-kilometre-long, orographically left tributary of the River Agger in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the longest river situated entirely within the county of Oberbergischer Kreis and the third longest tributary of the Agger. Geography The river rises in the region of Bergisches Land in the municipality of Reichshof. Its source is located about 700 metres north of the village of Hahn on the southern slopes of the Silberkuhle (514.6 m) at a height of . The Wiehl initially flows in a southerly direction and passes through the parish of Wiehl. Near Wildbergerhütte it turns towards the west. Between Nespen and Brüchermühle it is impounded by the Wiehl Dam. After passing Brüchermühle it is impounded again, this time by the Stauweiher Bieberstein. From here it flows mainly in a northwesterly direction. After passing through the parishes of Oberwiehl, Wiehl, Bielstein and Weiershagen, it empties into the Agger near Wiehlmü ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiehl
Wiehl () is a municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 41 km east of Cologne. The neighbouring municipalities Reichshof, Waldbröl, Nümbrecht, Much, Engelskirchen and Gummersbach border on the town. Geography Between the highway and Wiehl lies the biggest Wiehl industrial area, covering about 81 ha: Wiehl-Bomig. The river of the same name, Wiehl, flows by the town in an east–west direction. History Wiehl is first recorded in 1131 under the name of ''Wila''. On the 1575 Mercator map it is shown as ''Wiell''. Wiehl was eventually allocated in the 1604 Treaty of Siegburg to the Barony of Homburg and was subordinated with it to the House of Sayn-Wittgenstein. In 1815, the Congress of Vienna assigned the little Homburg territory, which practically only consisted of the municipalities of Wiehl and Nümbrecht, to Prussia. At that time, Wiehl was still an agriculturally oriented settlement with a village charact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
