Rur Dam
The Rur Dam is a 77.2 metre high dam located in the southwestern part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It was built in 1939 and impounds the Roer to form the Roer Reservoir which is 7.83 km2 in area.- Type: Reservoir
- Description: dam in Städteregion Aachen, Kreis Düren
- Also known as: “Rurstausee”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kraftwerk Heimbach and Staubecken Heimbach.
Kraftwerk Heimbach
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Kraftwerk Heimbach is a hydro-electric power station in Heimbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was built in Jugendstil architecture, completed in 1905, then the largest hydro-electric power station in Europe. Kraftwerk Heimbach is situated 2½ km southeast of Rur Dam.
Staubecken Heimbach
Nature reserve
Staubecken Heimbach is a nature reserve, which is situated 3 km east of Rur Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schmidt and Hasenfeld.
Hasenfeld
Village
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Hasenfeld is a village, which is situated 2½ km east of Rur Dam.
Eifel National Park
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The Eifel National Park is the 14th national park in Germany and the first in North Rhine-Westphalia. The park was founded in 2004, and is classified as a "national park in development".
Rur Dam
- Categories: dam and body of water
- Location: North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Romanian—“Rur Dam” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “魯爾大壩”
- Chinese: “鲁尔大坝”
- Dutch: “Roerdaldam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد رور”
- French: “Barrage de la Roer”
- French: “barrage de la Rour”
- French: “Barrage de la Rour”
- French: “Barrage de la Rur”
- German: “Rurtalsperre Schwammenauel”
- German: “Rurtalsperre”
- Luxembourgish: “Rurtalspär Schwammenauel”
- Romanian: “Barajul Schwammenauel”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Schwammenauel and Woffelsbach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stachels-Berg and Schils-Berg.
North Rhine-Westphalia: Must-Visit Destinations
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