Vichtbach

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Vichtbach
Vichtbach in Oberstolberg

Vichtbach in Oberstolberg

Data
Water code DE : 28244
location North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
River system Rhine
Drain over Inde  → Rur  → Maas  → Hollands Diep  → North Sea
River basin district Meuse
source In Roetgen
50 ° 39 ′ 4 ″  N , 6 ° 11 ′ 7 ″  E
Source height 416  m above sea level NN
muzzle In Stolberg (Rhld.) In the Indian coordinates: 50 ° 47 ′ 26 ″  N , 6 ° 13 ′ 18 ″  E 50 ° 47 ′ 26 ″  N , 6 ° 13 ′ 18 ″  E
Mouth height 167  m above sea level NN
Height difference 249 m
Bottom slope 11 ‰
length 23 km
Catchment area 104.083 km²

The Vichtbach or the Vicht is a flowing body of water in the Aachen city region , which flows through Roetgen from southwest to northeast and Stolberg (Rhld.) From south to north and then flows into the Inde . Its name is of Celtic origin.

course

The Vichtbach rises in Roetgen near the B 258 at the former Roetgener train station, where it is called Grölisbach. The valley of the Vichtbach, which is the largest creek in the municipality, begins in Roetgen. It flows around the Roetgener districts of Rott and Mulartshütte .

The Vichtbach then flows through the Stolberg districts of Zweifall and Vicht as well as the city center, before flowing into the Inde in the north of the urban area near Steinfurt / Velau shortly before the municipality border with Eschweiler .

Tributaries

In Roetgen, the Grölisbach on the right receives a tributary from the Roetgenbach , Schleebach and Dreilägerbach (after it emerges from the Dreilägerbachtalsperre ), all of which have their headwaters in the so-called “Roetgener Mulde”. From the confluence of the Roetgenbach, the Grölisbach is called Vichtbach.

In Rott it receives an inflow on the right hand side from Lensbach and in Mulartshütte from Rommerichsief. In case of doubt, he receives inflow from the Vollerbach and in the village from the Hasselbach on the right. In Münsterau the Eigertsief flows into it on the right hand side. In Vicht there are two smaller tributaries on the left, and at the end of the village the Abach (Fischbach) flows into it on the right. The Mausbach flows into the Vichtbach on the right hand side at nighttime balls, and the Rüstbach at Binsfeldhammer.

Tributaries of the Vichtbach
Stat. in km
Surname GKZ location Length
in km 		EZG
in km²
022.470 Weserbach / Weserbach tunnel 2824412 right 006.0210 ?
021,4180 Roetgensbach 28244 14 right 001.5620 ?
021,0320 Schleebach 28244 16 right 004,1140 ?
020.6690 Dreilägerbach 28244 2 right 006.8030 0021,3740
016,3520 Lensbach 28244 4 right 005.2910 0005.0090
015.1390 Romerichsief 28244 52 right 002.0590 ?
013,2990 Vollerbach 28244 54 right 002.4910 ?
012,3460 NN 28244 56 right 001.1070 ?
011,5260 NN 28244 58 Left0 001.0950 ?
010,8240 Hasselbach 28244 6 right 007,8960 0017.5400
008,9140 Eigertsiefen 28244 72 right 003.9030 ?
007.9180 NN 28244 74 Left0 001.4920 ?
007.040 A brook 28244 8 right 004,3740 0005.9230
006.6250 Mausbach 28244 92 right 001.2270 ?
004,8860 Rustbach and Rüstbach 28244 94 Left0 002,4110 ?
004.170 NN 28244 96 right 000.7140 ?

history

The water power of the Vichtbach is used by the ironworking hut of the same name in Mulartshütte, by the riding masters in Vicht and by the copper masters in Stolberg .

ecology

Vichtbach between Unterstolberg and the confluence with the Inde (January 2011)

In the past, behind the Mäurer & Wirtz and Prym plants in Stolberg on Zweifaller Strasse, the Vichtbach was contaminated. Today the Vichtbach has water quality class II (moderately polluted) in its entire course. From 1972 to 1981 it had grade II-III above the Stolberger Werke and grade III-IV below.

The straightening of the Vichtbach bed in downtown Stolberg was completed in the 1960s, after the old town of Stolberg had just suffered from flooding. Soil deposits and plants are removed annually or on request by the city of Stolberg, by the Eifel Rur WVER water association .

literature

  • Ramm, Hans-Joachim (editor), mills, hammer mills and copper yards in the valley of the Vicht and their owners, contributions to the history of Stolberg Vol. 23, Stolberg 1998, ISBN 3-926830-12-3
  • Willems, Franz, Wasser im Stolberger Tal, Stolberg 1963.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b German basic map 1: 5000
  2. ↑ a b Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( Notes )
  3. ↑ Water directory of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection NRW 2010 (XLS; 4.67 MB) ( Notes )
  4. ↑ https://www.wver.de/index.php/gewaesser/fluesse/vicht Cleaning of the Vicht from vegetation and rubbish