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River in Germany
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Eifgenbach
Eifgenbach south of Eifgenburg
Location
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNear Wermelskirchen
 • coordinates51°08′40″N 7°15′48″E / 51.14444°N 7.26333°E / 51.14444; 7.26333
 • elevation336 m (1,102 ft)
Mouth 
 • locationNear Odenthal into the Dhünn
 • elevation95 m (312 ft)
Length20.5 km (12.7 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionDhünn→ Wupper→ Rhine→ North Sea

Eifgenbach is a 20.5-kilometre-long (12.7 mi) river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Its source is near Wermelskirchen, appr. 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Wuppertal. It runs in south-westerly direction, and its mouth into the river Dhünn is near Odenthal, appr. 15 km (9.3 mi) north-east of Cologne.

190 hectares (460 acres) of the river basin of the Eifgenbach and its tributaries have been declared nature reserve in order to protect its bio-diversity.

About 1 km (0.62 mi) below the mouth into the Dhünn lies the Altenberger Dom, a monastery church built from 1255 on by Adolf IV, Count of Berg in Gothic style. Today the church belongs to the German state of North Rhine-Westfalia and is used both by the Protestants and Catholics as shared church.

Natural river bed in the Riparian forest near Burscheid

See also

References

  1. Hydrographic Directory of the NRW State Office for Nature, the Environment and Consumer Protection (Gewässerverzeichnis des Landesamtes für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz NRW 2010) (xls; 4.67 MB)


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