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.

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Type: Dam
Description: dam in Städteregion Aachen, Kreis Düren
Also known as: “Barrage de la Roer” and “Barrage de la Rur”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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. Kraftwerk Heimbach is situated 1¼ km southeast of Rur Dam.

Staubecken Heimbach

Nature reserve

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Staubecken Heimbach is a nature reserve.

Staubecken Heimbach

Reservoir

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Staubecken Heimbach is a reservoir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hasenfeld and Eifel National Park.

Hasenfeld

Village

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Hasenfeld is a village.

Eifel National Park

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The Eifel National Park is the 14th national park…

Blens

Village

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Blens is a village, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Rur Dam.

Rur Dam

Location: Heimbach, Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

50.63699° or 50° 38′ 13″ north

Longitude

6.44248° or 6° 26′ 33″ east

Established

1934–1938

Open location code

9F28JCPR+QX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 333964237

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=dam

Wikidata ID

Q75515644

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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 Rour”
French: “Barrage de la Rour”
German: “Rurtalsperre Schwammenauel”
German: “Rurtalsperre”
Luxembourgish: “Rurtalspär Schwammenauel”
Romanian: “Barajul Schwammenauel”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Grundablasshaus and Generatorhaus des Kraftwerks Schwammenauel.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Rurtalsperre Schwammenaul - Sanierung der Grundablässe and Restaurant & Café Seeblick am Pegel.

North Rhine-Westphalia: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Cologne and Düsseldorf.

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