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.
- Dam
- Description: dam in Städteregion Aachen, Kreis Düren
- Established: 1934–1938
Places of Interest Nearby
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Kraftwerk Heimbach
Kraftwerk Heimbach is a hydro-electric power station in Heimbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
1¼ km southeast of Rur Dam
Staubecken Heimbach
Staubecken Heimbach is a nature reserve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hasenfeld and Eifel National Park.
Rur Dam
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Latitude
50.63699° or 50° 38′ 13″ north
Longitude
6.44248° or 6° 26′ 33″ east
Open location code
9F28JCPR+QX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway = dam
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Romanian—“Rur Dam” goes by many names.
魯爾大壩Chinese
鲁尔大坝Chinese
RoerdaldamDutch
سد رورEgyptian Arabic
Rurtalspär SchwammenauelLuxembourgish
Barajul SchwammenauelRomanian
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