The Wurm (; nl, Worm ) is a
river in the state of
North Rhine-Westphalia in western
Germany. It rises in the
Eifel mountains
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 ...
and flows for 57 kilometres before discharging into the
Rur
The Rur or Roer (german: Rur ; Dutch and li, Roer, , ; french: Rour) is a major river that flows through portions of Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. It is a right (eastern) tributary to the Meuse ( nl, links=no, Maas). About 90 perce ...
.
Geography
The Wurm is a left (western) tributary of the
Rur
The Rur or Roer (german: Rur ; Dutch and li, Roer, , ; french: Rour) is a major river that flows through portions of Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. It is a right (eastern) tributary to the Meuse ( nl, links=no, Maas). About 90 perce ...
( nl, Roer). The Rur is a tributary of the
Meuse.
The sources of the Wurm are several brooks in the forests southwest of
Aachen
Aachen ( ; ; Aachen dialect: ''Oche'' ; French and traditional English: Aix-la-Chapelle; or ''Aquisgranum''; nl, Aken ; Polish: Akwizgran) is, with around 249,000 inhabitants, the 13th-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, and the 28th- ...
, which form the Wurm after the ''Diepenbenden'' reservoir. From there the Wurm nowadays flows through canals through the city of Aachen, until it resurfaces again at the ''Europaplatz'' in the east of Aachen. North of Aachen (between
Kerkrade and
Herzogenrath) the river forms the border with the
Netherlands for approximately 10 km. It flows into the
Rur
The Rur or Roer (german: Rur ; Dutch and li, Roer, , ; french: Rour) is a major river that flows through portions of Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. It is a right (eastern) tributary to the Meuse ( nl, links=no, Maas). About 90 perce ...
near
Heinsberg.
Other towns on the river Wurm are
Würselen,
Ãœbach-Palenberg and
Geilenkirchen.
The name ''Wurm'' is thought to originate from the
German
German(s) may refer to:
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**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
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**Ger ...
word ''warm'' (same meaning in English), as the source brooks were fed from the thermal springs in Aachen.
Gallery
File:Wurm_im_Wurmtal.jpg, Meanders of the Wurm near Kohlscheid
File:Wurmtal 2007.jpg, Wilderness
File:Wurmtal_Schlos_Rimburg.jpg, Rimburg Castle near Ãœbach-Palenberg
File:Wurmtal_April_2007.jpg, Watermill near Zweibrüggen
File:Wurmtal_Schloss_Trips.jpg, Castle Trips, Geilenkirchen
File:Wurmtal_bei_Süggerath.jpg, Wurm valley near Süggerath
File:Wurm at Gut Kalkofen.jpg, Wurm at Gut Kalkofen, Aachen
See also
*
Rur Basin
The Rur or Roer (german: Rur ; Dutch and li, Roer, , ; french: Rour) is a major river that flows through portions of Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. It is a right (eastern) tributary to the Meuse ( nl, links=no, Maas). About 90 ...
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List of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia
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References
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Rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia
Rivers of the Netherlands
Rivers of South Limburg (Netherlands)
Kerkrade
Landgraaf
Rivers of Germany
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