River Ruwer

The Ruwer is a river in Germany with a length of . It is a right tributary of the Moselle. The valley of the Ruwer is a part of the Moselle wine-growing region near Trier in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is famous for its Riesling wines, see Ruwer (region), and, prior to 1 August 2007, the Moselle region used to be known as ''Moselle-Saar-Ruwer''.

In the lower Ruwer valley are the villages of Waldrach, Kasel, Mertesdorf, Eitelsbach and Ruwer.

History

The Roman city of Trier (Augusta Treverorum) was supplied with water by the Roman Ruwer Aqueduct, which delivered up to 25,000 cubic metres per day.

In A.D. 371, the Ruwer was mentioned by the Roman poet, Ausonius, in his poem, ''Mosella'' as follows: ''"The Ruwer turns the corn-grinding millstones in giddy whirls and draws the shrieking saws through smooth marble blocks."''

Tributaries

Other tributaries of the Ruwer include the Apfelbach, Borgraben, Eitelsbach, Gusterather Waschbach, Kundelbach, Labach, Moertschelbach, Rimperterbach, Wenigbach, Wenzelbach and the Wilzenburger Waschbach.

Mills

There are, or were, several water mills in the Ruwer region:
''Alte Mühle'' Kell am See,
''Mühlscheider Hof'' in Kahlbach,
Schillingen Mill Lehbach,
Niederkell Mill,
''Unterste Mühle'' at Burkelsbach,
Saw mill at Burkelsbach,
Waldweiler Mill,
Niederzerfer Mill on the Ruwer,
Hauser Mill on the Ruwer,
Mill at Großbach in Zerf,
''Kramesmühle'' Hentern,
Hentern Mill,
Lampaden Mill at Reiperter Bach,
Benrath Mill at Klinkbach,
Burg Heid Mill,
Hinzenburg Mill,
Heddert Mill on the Rauruwer,
Little Geizenburg Mill,
'' Pluwiger Hammer'',
Mill at Enterbach,
''Raulsmühle'' near Lonzenburg,
Mill in Sommerau and another mill,
Korlingen Mill,
''Herrgottsmühle'' (Morscheid Mill),
''Studentenmühle'',
''Lichtenthalsmühle'',
'' Schleifmühle'' at the Riveris mouth in Waldrach,
''Schmelzmühle'' Waldrach, ''Schneidemühle'' Riveris, ''Feilensmühle'' Riveris, '' Osburger Mühle'' on the Riveris,
''Alte Dorfmühle'' Waldrach (''Scherfsmühle''),
Ölmühle,
''Welschmühle'' Waldrach,
Mills in Kasel,
'' Karlsmühle'' Mertesdorf, ''Reisenmühle'',
Grünhäuser Mill,
''Hüstermühle'' Trier-Ruwer,
''Lambertysmühle'', ''Felsenmühle'',
etc.

Biology

In and by the Ruwer live numerous rare and protected species, such as the bullhead,Mentioned in Project Natura 2000
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Until the 1940s, salmons were still caught in the Ruwer.Report on salmon in the Ruwer
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See also

*List of rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate

References

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Rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate
Rivers of the Hunsrück
Rivers of Germany