Murbach (Wupper)
| Murbach | ||
 The Murbach flows into the Wupper |
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| Water code | DE : 273676 | |
| location | North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany | |
| River system | Rhine | |
| Drain over | Wupper → Rhine → North Sea | |
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Burscheid , Hilgen district 51 ° 6 ′ 14 ″ N , 7 ° 8 ′ 40 ″ E |
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| Source height | 217 m above sea level NN | |
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Leichlingen , district of Balken Coordinates: 51 ° 5 ′ 23 ″ N , 7 ° 1 ′ 17 ″ E 51 ° 5 ′ 23 ″ N , 7 ° 1 ′ 17 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 52 m above sea level NN | |
| Height difference | 165 m | |
| Bottom slope | 15 ‰ | |
| length | 11.1 km | |
| Catchment area | 18.032 km² | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Diepentaler dam | |
 Headwaters of the Murbach |
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 Former millstone of the Wietsche Mühle from 1807. The stone used today as a table reminds of the original use of the historic building. |
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 Diepentaler dam, lower reservoir |
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The Murbach is an eleven kilometer long left tributary of the Wupper in North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany . It rises in Burscheid (Hilgen district) and flows into the Wupper in Leichlingen (Balken district).
geography
The headwaters are below Schulstrasse in Burscheid. From there, the stream runs first through a wooded area before hitting the highway A1 underpass. In the further course he touched numerous localities in the cities of Burscheid, Leichlingen and Leverkusen . In the district of Grünscheid (town of Burscheid) it unites with the Wersbach, a brook of the same size. After the Murbach has passed the Diepentaler dam and the lower reservoir, it partially flows through a deeply cut creek bed. Passing steep mountain walls, he arrives at the Wietsche district (city of Leichlingen). From there it finally crosses the district of Balken (city of Leichlingen) and now flows into the Wupper after about 500 meters. The estuary is immediately below Haus Vorst , an old knight's seat on the other side of the Wuppertal.
Naming
In the river area geoinformation system of the Wupperverband , which is responsible for water management in the Wupper area, the entire course of the stream is referred to as "Murbach". This also corresponds to the evidence of the geographic information system of the Rheinisch Bergisches Kreis.
In various map series, e.g. B. in the German basic map 1: 5000 and also in the leisure map 1: 25000 of the state survey office of North Rhine-Westphalia , the creek above the confluence with the Wersbach is called "Imelsbacher Bach" and in the area of the village of Büchel is called "Bücheler Bach" . Further up the stream, the stream is again referred to as "Murbach" in these maps. The spelling is partly "Muhrbach".
Tributaries
Approx. 40 mostly named streams flow into the Murbach. Against this background, the Murbach is one of the most water-rich brooks in the Wupper catchment area.
Right tributaries
Benninghauser Bach, Thielenölmühlenbach, Doktorsiefen, Kohnesiepen, Dohmer Bach, Bickenberger Bach, Mummekampssiefen, Wersbach, Muhrsiefen
Left tributaries
Hülsenbach, Kottensiefen, Kleinösinghauser Siefen, Kretzheider Bach, Burbach, Irbergerlenhofer Bach, Kambergerlenhofer Bach, Dellenbussenbach Siefen, Pattscheider Bach, Belsenbuscher Siefen, Wietschermühlenbach
Sights along the route
Mills
Due to its slope and abundance of water, the Murbach was used by all kinds of mills. The water wheels drove fruit, oil, fulling, bone and tan mills. The water power of the Murbach was also used for grinding docks. The first grinding cottages in the Bergisches Land are said to have been built in the lower Murbach Valley even before 1327. Old forgotten field names are reminiscent of the earlier Kotten: Am Schleiferplatzen, Am Schleiferkotten.
In addition to the Thielenmühle, the Irlermühle, the Lamgesmühle, the Mummekampsmühle, the Grünscheider Mühle, the Wietsche Mühle should be mentioned in particular. The historical building used today as a tourist restaurant was an oil mill, fulling mill and also a fruit mill. Two millers had a fatal accident while working here: Hermann Stöcker was killed in the mill in 1800, Müller zur Gathen drowned in the mill pond in 1867. The old mill stone from 1807, which is now used as a table, reminds of the original meaning of the building. The mill, which was developed as a restaurant, is an excursion destination in the lower Murbach Valley. It can be easily reached by car or on foot from the Balken district (city of Leichlingen (Rhineland) ).
Diepentaler dam
The area of the Diepentaler dam in the lower course of the Murbach is considered a local recreation area. In addition to leisure activities such as mini golf and rowing boat trips , walks or long hikes are possible.
The dam consists of an upper and a lower reservoir. The lakes are separated by a former driveway, but are connected to each other by a piercing.
The Murbach is dammed again below the Diepentaler dam. The reservoir was created in 1930 as a compensation basin in order to be able to supply the mills in the lower course of the stream with water if the higher-lying dam cannot release water.
Before the dam was built, there was a grain mill here on the Murbach. When the water was low, the remains of the mill could be seen on the bottom of the lake for a long time.
In the Middle Ages the knight family von Katterbach resided in Diepental.
Sensory forest
The sensory forest in the lower Murbach valley between the districts of Wietsche and Balken (city of Leichlingen) is an experience for art lovers. The works of art are integrated into nature in an attractive location.
Opposite the sculpture park is an old quarry, which was used as early as the 18th century for the extraction of road construction materials.
literature
- Leisure map 1: 25,000 Leverkusen and the neighboring Bergisches Land, Land Survey Office North Rhine-Westphalia
- Hikes in the Bergisches Land, Edition DNA, Strasbourg
- Fritz Hinrichs, Leichlinger Heimatbuch, self-published by the city of Leichlingen, 1956
- Heinrich Gier, Kreuz und Quer durch Leichlingen, Extended new edition of the 1st publication of the Leichlingen City Archives, Leichlingen, 1989
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b German basic map 1: 5000
- ↑ a b river basin geographic information system of Wupperverbandes
- ↑ Water directory of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection NRW 2006 ( Memento from February 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 1.03 MB)
- ^ Geographic information system of the Rheinisch-Bergisches Kreis
- ↑ Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( Notes )
- ^ Forest of the senses
