Senserbach

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Senserbach
nl : Selzerbeek
The Senserbach near Partij, shortly before it flows into the Göhl.

The Senserbach near Partij, shortly before it flows into the Göhl.

Data
Water code DE : 28142
location Germany

Netherlands

River system Rhine
Drain over Göhl  → Maas  → Hollands Diep  → North Sea
River basin district Meuse
source Dreiländereck near Aachen
50 ° 45 ′ 16 "  N , 6 ° 1 ′ 16"  E
Source height approx.  233  m above sea level NN
muzzle in Wittem (near Gulpen ) in the Göhl coordinates: 50 ° 48 '34 "  N , 5 ° 54' 43"  E 50 ° 48 '34 "  N , 5 ° 54' 43"  E
Mouth height approx.  100  m NAP
Height difference approx. 133 m
Bottom slope approx. 9.7 ‰
length 13.7 km
Catchment area 30.494 km²

The Senserbach ( Dutch Selzerbeek or Sinselbeek , Limburgish Selzerbaek or Sinselbaach ) extends for about 13 kilometers from its source near Aachen to its mouth at Gulpen from the right into the Göhl (Dutch: Geul ).

geography

course

The Senserbach rises at an altitude of about 233  m above sea level. NHN in Germany below the border triangle Germany-Belgium-Netherlands on the Vaalserberg and flows through Vaalserquartier .

From Vaals via Lemiers to Mamelis, the Senserbach flows at the foot of the southwest slope of the Schneeberg and forms the natural border between the Netherlands and Germany, which is why it is also called Grenzbach here. At the time of the existence of the Aachen Empire , this section was also part of the outer ring of the Aachen Landgraben . In this area other small brooks flow to it: the Orsbacher Pütz, the Zieversbach near Holset, the Hermansbach in Lemiers and the Harleserbach near Harles.

Behind Mamelis, the Senserbach flows through the Netherlands, parallel to Provinciale Weg 278 through the towns of Nijswiller, Wahlwiller and Partij, until it flows into the Göhl at about 100  m in Wittem (near Gulpen) , which in turn is a direct tributary of the Meuse .

This means that the Senserbach runs for 7.2 kilometers in Germany or on the border and for another 6.2 kilometers purely in the Netherlands.

Tributaries

  • Zieversbeek ( Wijerhofbeek ) ( left ), 3.7 km
  • Claasvelderbeek ( left ), 0.4 km
  • Hermansbeek ( left ), 3.0 km
  • Harleserbeek ( left ), 1.8 miles
  • Piethaanbron ( left ), 0.4 km (with Leegloop Keldersweg 1.5 km)
  • Leegloop Mamelis ( left ), 0.2 miles
  • (Beek) Platte Boschgrub ( right ), 1.2 km
  • Leegloop Biesweg ( left ), 0.4 km
  • Leegloop Biesveld ( left ), 0.2 miles

environment

fauna

In Bach live bullheads and in some places even brown trout .

Water quality

According to studies by MUNLV NRW , the level of pesticides, metals and other pollutants in the Senserbach is low or below the detection limit (2008).

history

The Vaals-Lemiers- Vijlen area has been part of the Netherlands since 1661. Since then, the Senserbach has formed the old imperial border.

Sights and buildings

Wittemermolen at the Senserbach in Wittem.

There are several water mills on the Senserbach: The Lemierser Mühle, in Mamelis the Schoeërmolen , and in Wittem the mill of the monastery and the Wittemermolen .

literature

  • Luise Freiin von Coels von der Brügghen: The brooks and mills in the Aachen Empire and in the area of ​​the Reichsabtei Burtscheid , in: Journal of the Aachener Geschichtsverein, Volume 70, 1958, p. 5 (27 ff.).

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ German basic map 1: 5000
  2. ↑ Topographic map 1: 25,000
  3. ↑ a b Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( Notes )