Wiebach (Wupper)
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| Water code | DE : 273632 | |
| location | North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany | |
| River system | Rhine | |
| Drain over | Wupper → Rhine → North Sea | |
| source | In the southeast of Radevormwald 51 ° 11 ′ 56 ″ N , 7 ° 22 ′ 14 ″ E |
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| Source height | 358 m above sea level NN | |
| muzzle | Southwest of Ispingrade in the Wuppertalsperre Coordinates: 51 ° 10 ′ 50 ″ N , 7 ° 19 ′ 51 ″ E 51 ° 10 ′ 50 ″ N , 7 ° 19 ′ 51 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 255 m above sea level NN | |
| Height difference | 103 m | |
| Bottom slope | 25 ‰ | |
| length | 4.1 km | |
| Catchment area | 7.181 km² | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Wiebach pre-lock | |
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Tributaries and hydraulic structures
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The Wiebach is a right tributary of the Wupper and flows today - backed up by the Wiebach pre-dam - into the Wuppertal dam .
It rises a few meters northeast of the village of Ispingrade . It then largely flows through a forest area and finally flows into the Wupper after just under two kilometers.
The Wiebachtal, named after the small watercourse, has been a popular hiking and excursion area since the end of the 19th century and was recorded on many postcards. Well known and famous were the Himmelswiese and the Wiebachmühle , which were often visited by those looking for local recreation. There was also a copper mine there, the Carolinagrube .
On the southern side, a line of the Bergische Landwehr ran along the brook from the Wupper to the confluence of the Landwehrsiepen , which separated the Bergische Amt Hückeswagen from the Radevormwald area, which was only acquired by the Bergische Counts around 1305 . With the construction of the new Landwehr line in northern Radevormwald, which was then started, this inner Landwehr was probably abandoned.
The Bergische saga of the moonstone has its origin in the Wiebach valley. Immediately at the place where the Wiebach previously flowed into the Wupper, there were three boulders. Giant is said to have used this to cross the river. After the dam was put into operation and completed in 1989, the area was flooded. Before that, a stone was saved that is now on display in the Radevormwalder Froweinpark.
There was also an SGV home near the Wiebach valley. It was originally a house of the Friends of Nature , a socialist group that emerged from the labor movement. In 1933 the house was completely demolished by the National Socialists. After the Second World War it was taken over by the Sauerland Mountain Association. A legal dispute over the return to the Friends of Nature ended without result.
literature
- Otto Schell : Bergische Sagen , 1987
- Heinz Dieter Dörner: History from the Wuppertalsperre , 2005
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b German basic map 1: 5000
- ↑ a b Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW