Nims

The Nims is a 61-kilometre-long, left-hand tributary of the River Prüm in the South Eifel region of the Eifel Mountains. It runs through the county of in the German state of .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Ambrosius and Siegfried Line Museum, Irrel.

Church
is a church.

Museum
The Siegfried Line Museum lies near the German- border in the mountains. It is housed in a that was part of the former Siegfried Line, the Katzenkopf Strongpoint, which was built from 1937 to 1939.

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The Devil's Gorge or Teufelsschlucht is located on the eastern edge of the Ferschweiler Plateau within the South Eifel Nature Park in the vicinity of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Menningen and Minden.

Village
is a municipality in the , in , western .

Village
is a municipality in the , in , western .

Village
is a town in the commune of Rosport-Mompach, in eastern . As of 2025, the town has a population of 672. is situated 3 km south of Nims.

Nims

Latitude
49.84538° or 49° 50′ 43″ north
Longitude
6.46815° or 6° 28′ 5″ east
Elevation
166 metres (545 feet)
Open location code
8FX8RFW9+57
Geo­Names ID
2862405
Wiki­data ID
Q322516
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Venetian—“Nims” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Nims
  • Catalan: Nims
  • Cebuano: Nims
  • Chinese: 尼姆斯河
  • Chuvash: Нимс
  • Croatian: Nims (rijeka)
  • Croatian: Nims
  • Dutch: Nims
  • Egyptian Arabic: نيمس
  • Esperanto: Nims
  • French: Nims
  • German: Nims
  • Irish: Nims
  • Japanese: ニムス川
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Nims
  • Persian: رودخانه نیمز
  • Russian: Нимс
  • Tajik: Дарёи нимз
  • Tajik: Нимз
  • Venetian: Fiume Nims

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Apel Berg and Katzenkopf.

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