The Kranenbach is an
orographically right-hand
tributary of the
Schwalm in the
Lower Rhine county of
Viersen.
Its source is in the vicinity of Vennbachhof near Ungerath (in the municipality of
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.
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Mills
There are a number of former
water mills on the Kranenbach:
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Hausermühle, Schwalmtal,
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 ...
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Schierer Mühle, Schier
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Pletschmühle,
Amern
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Hüttermühle, Amern
References
Viersen (district)
Rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia
Rivers of Germany