Amstelbach

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Amstelbach
Anselderbeek
Headwaters in Nierstein (Richterich)

Headwaters in Nierstein (Richterich)

Data
Water code DE : 28286
location Germany

Netherlands

River system Rhine
Drain over Wurm  → Rur  → Maas  → Hollands Diep  → North Sea
River basin district Meuse
source City of Aachen , Richterich district in Nierstein
50 ° 48 ′ 46 ″  N , 6 ° 2 ′ 39 ″  E
Source height 183  m above sea level NN
muzzle City of Übach-Palenberg , south of Rimburg Castle in the Wurm Coordinates: 50 ° 53 ′ 41 ″  N , 6 ° 4 ′ 32 ″  E 50 ° 53 ′ 41 ″  N , 6 ° 4 ′ 32 ″  E
Mouth height 98  m above sea level NN
Height difference 85 m
Bottom slope 6.3 ‰
length 13.5 km
Catchment area 44.534 km²

The Amstelbach is a left-hand brook in the Wurm - Rur - Maas river system with its source in the North Rhine-Westphalian city ​​region of Aachen and its mouth in the district of Heinsberg in the administrative district of Cologne .

Surname

In the Annales Rodenses , the yearbooks of the Klosterrath Abbey from the 12th century, the stream is called Anstela . In the course of time this developed from Anstel / Amstell or Anselder Beek . Even Judge Richer Bach and Mühlebach were common names. The name Amstelbach has established itself in the former Heydener Ländchen and in the rest of the brook area as well as in the NW waterway map .

geography

course

The Amstelbach has its source near the village of Nierstein in the Richterich district in the city of Aachen . The source area lies at a height of approx. 183 m above sea ​​level . The stream with a length of 13.5 km flows in a northerly direction and is mainly used for surface drainage and for flood protection when ice and snow melt . It passes through the districts of Kircheich , Mühlenbach and Pannesheide to the east , while the district of Bank is cut through directly. At Pannesheide the Amstelbach briefly becomes the border river between Germany and the Netherlands and then crosses the Anstelvallei ( Amsteltal ), Kerkrade's green heart, as Anselderbeek. Opposite the district of Hofstadt , the stream flows into the Wurm at a height of 98 m above sea level after the Strijthagerbeek has been absorbed beforehand . The water association Eifel-Rur (WVER) is responsible for the care and maintenance of the water .

Tributaries

  • Grünenthal receiving water (right), 0.4 km
  • Karl-Friedrich colliery receiving water ( right ), 0.3 km
  • Schönauer Bach ( right ), 1.4 km
  • Geuchter Hof receiving water ( left ), 0.5 km
  • Horbach ( left ), 2.5 km
  • Receiver Heyder Feld ( left ), 1.0 km
  • Bleyderheider Bach ( Bleijerheider Beek ) ( right ), 0.9 km
  • Krombach ( Crombacher Beek ) ( left ), 2.9 km
  • Vloedgraaf ( left ), 1.0 km
  • Dentgenbacherbeek ( left ), 0.5 km
  • Nieuw-Ehrensteinerbeek ( left ), 0.5 km
  • Klooster-Anstelerbeek ( left ), 0.1 km
  • Truijterbeek ( left ), 0.2 km
  • Strijthager Beek ( left ), 4.5 km
  • Gravenweglossing ( left ), 1.5 km

Watermills

There are or were some watermills on the Amstelbach :

  • Obermühle on Scherbstrasse in Aachen-Horbach
  • Untermühle on Heydener Feldweg 110 in Aachen-Horbach
  • Hammolen, on the Dutch side
  • Amsteler Oligsmule, on the Dutch side
  • Eijelshoven Mill, on the Dutch side

gallery

  • The first stretch of the Amstelbach

  • The Amstelbach flows through a pond in the Uersfeld

  • A generous stream bed for the Amstelbach

  • The course of the Amstelbach stream is close to nature

  • An attached retention basin in the bank

  • Stream course in the Bank district

  • Stream course at the Geuchter Hof

  • Building of the Obermühle am Amstelbach

  • Amstelbach below the Obermühle

  • The Amstelbach supplies the moats of the Haus Heyden castle ruins with water

  • Level measuring point at Haus Heyden am Amstelbach

  • Stream towards Untermühle

  • Hubertuskapellchen directly on the Amstelbach

  • Stream course above the Untermühle

  • The lower mill in Aachen-Horbach

  • The Erenstein Castle in Kerkrade am Amstelbach

literature

  • Hans Vogt: Lower Rhine water mill guide 2nd edition. Niederrhein Association, Krefeld 1998, ISBN 3-00-002906-0 , p. 277

Web links

Commons : Amstelbach  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b German basic map 1: 5000
  2. ↑ Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( Notes )
  3. ↑ Area directory for the water stationing map of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia ( Memento of the original from October 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 556 kB)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.lanuv.nrw.de
  4. ^ Eifel-Rur water association