The Nims is a , lefthand arm of the River Prüm in the South Eifel region of the

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. It runs through the county of

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in the German state of

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Geography

Path

The Nims rises in Weinsheim, east of the town of

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, in the

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mountains. It then flows in a southerly thither through a valley of the same, overfaring the thorpes of

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and Seffern, and the western neighbourhoods of

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. The Nims meets the Prüm below Irrel.

Settlements

The Nims thoroughfares or runs by the following settlements:

Offbrooks

The longest offshoots of the Nims are the: * Ehlenzbach * Balesfelder Bach

Arms over six kilometres long

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History

One of the oldest records of the river refer to it under the name of ''Nimisa'' and date to the year 798 or 799 ("31st year of the reign of

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Transport

The route of the old ran through the southern section of the Nims valley from Messerich to Irrel. The line is now closed and has been partially lifted. Between

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and Seffern the Nims Viaduct on the Federal Motorway 60 crosses the valley of the Nims.

Flora and fauna

The Nims river is known for the Eifel mountain trout, which thrives due to the low

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and cold water. In 1959 the US President,

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, tasted this delicacy at the ''Königshof'' hotel during his visit to Bonn.

Footnotes

References

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