Wurm

Coordinates: 50°44′15″N 6°05′16″E / 50.7374694°N 6.0877111°E / 50.7374694; 6.0877111
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Wurm
Zwei Mühlen on the Wurm between Schloss Rimburg (D) and the village of Rimburg (NL)
Course of the Inde, Wurm and Rur
Location
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Reference no.DE: 2828
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSouth of Aachen
 • coordinates50°44′15″N 6°05′16″E / 50.7374694°N 6.0877111°E / 50.7374694; 6.0877111
 • elevation265 m above sea level (NN)
Rur→ MeuseNorth Sea
Landmarks
  • Cities: Aachen
  • Large towns: Geilenkirchen

The Wurm (German pronunciation:

Rur
.

Geography

The Wurm is a left (western) tributary of the

Rur (Dutch: Roer). The Rur is a tributary of the Meuse
.

The sources of the Wurm are several brooks in the forests southwest of

.

Other towns on the river Wurm are Würselen, Übach-Palenberg and Geilenkirchen.

The name Wurm is thought to originate from the German word warm (same meaning in English), as the source brooks were fed from the thermal springs in Aachen.

  • Meanders of the Wurm near Kohlscheid
    Meanders of the Wurm near Kohlscheid
  • Wilderness
    Wilderness
  • Rimburg Castle near Übach-Palenberg
    Rimburg Castle near Übach-Palenberg
  • Watermill near Zweibrüggen
    Watermill near Zweibrüggen
  • Castle Trips, Geilenkirchen
    Castle Trips, Geilenkirchen
  • Wurm valley near Süggerath
    Wurm valley near Süggerath
  • Wurm at Gut Kalkofen, Aachen
    Wurm at Gut Kalkofen, Aachen

See also

References

  • Kalinka, G.; Schütten, J. (1993). Naturraum Wurmtal. Wurmverlag Herzogenrath. .


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