Wirftbach

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Wirftbach
Old road bridge over the Wirftbach from the south

Old road bridge over the Wirftbach from the south

Data
Water code DE : 271848
location Eifel

Rhineland-Palatinate

River system Rhine
Drain over Trierbach  → Ahr  → Rhine  → North Sea
source South of the Hocheichen on the K 73 ( Südschleife Nürburgring)
50 ° 20 ′ 6 ″  N , 6 ° 56 ′ 16 ″  E
Source height 579  m above sea level NHN
muzzle At Kirmutscheid in Trierbach Coordinates: 50 ° 22 '18 "  N , 6 ° 50' 34"  E 50 ° 22 '18 "  N , 6 ° 50' 34"  E
Mouth height 317  m above sea level NHN
Height difference 262 m
Bottom slope 22 ‰
length 11.8 km
Catchment area 22.209 km²
Right tributaries Goldbach, Sellbach, Goddelbach
Communities Barweiler , throws
Old road bridge over the Wirftbach from the northwest, the Goddelbach flows from the left in front of the bridge

Old road bridge over the Wirftbach from the northwest,
the Goddelbach flows from the left in front of the bridge

The Wirftbach is an approximately 12 kilometers long right tributary of the Trierbach .

geography

course

The Wirftbach rises near the south loop of the Nürburgring south of Hocheichen (height 589) on the district road 73 in the district of Nürburg , and flows in a north-westerly direction. On its way to the Trierbach it forms the border between Kottenborn and Wiesemscheid or Barweiler and flows through Werft before flowing into the Trierbach below the church of St. Wendelinus (Kirmutscheid) .

Catchment area and tributaries

The Wirftbach drains its 22.2 km² catchment area via Trierbach , Ahr and Rhine to the North Sea .

  • Goldbach , from the right about one kilometer northwest of Kottenborn , 2.8 km and 3.1 km².
  • Sellbach , from the right shortly after the residential area In der Werft von Wimbach , 2.3 km and 1.6 km².
  • Goddelbach , from the right, 2.8 km and 4.7 km².
  • Broken soaps , from the left at the Dreimüllerhof von Wirft residential area , approx. 1.5 km and approx.

particularities

The mills Kottenborner-Mühle and Barweiler-Mühle are located on the Wirftbach. In the Bachtal below the Barweiler mill, the Müllenwirft pilgrimage chapel stood until 1885 . ( ⊙ )

Near the mouth of the Goddelbach ( ⊙ ) the old road from Reifferscheid crossed the Bachtal and today's Landesstraße 10 on a dam along the Goddelbach . The dam and the dry stone bridge structure with a bridge arch have been preserved.

Web links

Commons : Wirftbach  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Map service of the landscape information system of the Rhineland-Palatinate nature conservation administration (LANIS map) ( information ), accessed on November 28, 2013
  2. ↑ a b c d e GeoExplorer of the Rhineland-Palatinate Water Management Authority ( information ), accessed on November 28, 2013
  3. ↑ Measured on: Map service of the landscape information system of the Rhineland-Palatinate nature conservation administration (LANIS map) ( notes )
  4. ↑ Barweiler mill: built in 1811 as an oil mill, converted into a grain mill in 1855, closed in 1974.