Leppe

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Leppe
The Gelpe flows into the Leppe at the "Rennbruch" mark; In the background the weir to divert the canal from the former paper mill

The Gelpe flows into the Leppe at the "Rennbruch" mark; In the background the weir to divert the canal from the former paper mill

Data
Water code DE : 27286
location North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
River system Rhine
Drain over Agger  → Sieg  → Rhine  → North Sea
source At Stülinghausen
51 ° 4 ′ 19 ″  N , 7 ° 33 ′ 8 ″  E
Source height 364  m above sea level NN
muzzle At Engelskirchen in the Agger coordinates: 50 ° 59 ′ 14 ″  N , 7 ° 24 ′ 24 ″  E 50 ° 59 ′ 14 ″  N , 7 ° 24 ′ 24 ″  E
Mouth height 120  m above sea level NN
Height difference 244 m
Bottom slope 13 ‰
length 19.4 km
Catchment area 52.227 km²
Left tributaries Hesselbach , Gelpe
Right tributaries Mühlenbach , Scheelbach , Gimbach

The Leppe is a 19.4 km long orographically right tributary of the Agger in the Bergisches Land , North Rhine-Westphalia ( Germany ).

geography

The source of the Leppe is located in the municipality of Marienheide , about 500 m southwest of the town of Stülinghausen at an altitude of 358  m above sea level. NN . From here on it flows primarily in a south-westerly direction. Your route takes you past Däinghausen , Kotthausen , Himmerkusen , Hüttenermühle , Jedinghagen and Untererlinghagen .

Leppe near Engelskirchen

From Kaiserau the Leppe flows mainly south, passes Bickenbach and flows after 19 km at Engelskirchen at 122  m above sea level. NN in the Agger. On its way from the source to the mouth, it overcomes 236 meters in altitude, which corresponds to an average bed gradient of 12.4 ‰.

Tributaries

In the following the tributaries of the Leppe are named. The orographic position, the location of the mouth and the mouth height are given.

  • Mühlenbach (right) near Himmerkusen at 267  m above sea level. NN
  • Hesselbach (left) at Hüttenermühle at 256  m above sea level. NN
  • Gimbach (right) at the "Gimborner Dreieck" / Leppestr. (L97) at 236  m above sea level NN
  • Scheelbach (right) near Kaiserau at 191  m above sea level. NN
  • Gelpe (left) in front of the paper mill at 164  m above sea level. NN

economy

Throughout Leppetal settled in the 17th century metallurgical and hammer works on. Around 1800 there were 25 stretching, scythe and band hammers powered by the water power of the Leppe. The few remaining companies have now specialized in the manufacture and processing of stainless steel . The following mills and hammer mills existed on the Leppe (after Nicke, Bergische Mühlen, Wiehl 1998):

  1. Bockheim's mill, Engelskirchen
  2. Engelskirchener Hut
  3. Lepperhammer
  4. Strict hammer
  5. Blumenau paper mill
  6. Oelchenshammer (still exists, Rheinisches Industriemuseum)
  7. Bickenbacher Mill
  8. Bickenbacher hammer
  9. Bickenbach paper mill
  10. Felsenthalhammer
  11. Hammer on the Dillstein
  12. Kuhlbacher hammer
  13. Kaiserau hammer
  14. Höver hammer
  15. Pickardts hammer
  16. Election hammer
  17. Stellershammer (still exists)
  18. Müllershammer Oberleppe (moved to the Lindlar open-air museum in 2012)
  19. Eibacher hammer
  20. Federfabrik Ahle
  21. Leppetaler powder mill (Thaler mill)
  22. Nordhellerhammer
  23. Rolling mill Nockemann and Klein
  24. Hut mill
  25. Dürhölzener Schlosserei (cardan gear)
  26. Wettemühle

By Leppetal led from 1897 to 1958 the Leppetalbahn .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b German basic map 1: 5000
  2. ↑ a b Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( Notes )

Web links

Commons : Leppe  - collection of images, videos and audio files

See also