Wurm (Rur)
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Zwei Mühlen on the Wurm between Schloss Rimburg (D) and the village of Rimburg (NL)
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Course of the Inde, Wurm and Rur
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| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Reference no. | DE: 2828 |
| Basin features | |
| Main source | South of Aachen 265 m above sea level (NN) 50°44′15″N 6°05′16″E / 50.7374694°N 6.0877111°ECoordinates: 50°44′15″N 6°05′16″E / 50.7374694°N 6.0877111°E |
| River mouth | North of Heinsberg into the Rur 32 m above sea level (NN) 51°05′52″N 6°06′23″E / 51.097722°N 6.106250°E |
| Progression | Rur → Meuse → Hollands Diep → North Sea |
| River system | Rhine |
| Basin size | 355.518 km2 (137.266 sq mi) |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 57.0 km (35.4 mi) |
The Wurm (German; Dutch: Worm) is a river in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in western Germany. It rises in the Eifel mountains and flows for 57 kilometres before discharging into the Rur.
The Wurm is a left (western) arm of the Rur (Dutch: Roer). The Rur becomes an offshoot of the Maas.
The wellspring of the Wurm are a few brooks in the woodlands southwest of Aachen, which make up the Wurm after the Diepenbenden waterstock. From there the Wurm nowadays flows through canals through the city of Aachen, until it upsprings again at the Europaplatz in the east of Aachen. North of Aachen (between Kerkrade and Herzogenrath) the river landmarks the border with the Netherlands for roughly. 10 km. It flows into the Rur near Heinsberg.
Other towns alongst the river Wurm are Würselen, Übach-Palenberg and Geilenkirchen.
The name Wurm is thought to originate from the German word warm (same meaning in English), as the headwater brooks were fed from the hotsprings in Aachen.
Meanders of the Wurm near Kohlscheid
Wilderness
Rimburg Castle near Übach-Palenberg
Watermill near Zweibrüggen
Castle Trips, Geilenkirchen
Wurm valley near Süggerath
Wurm at Gut Kalkofen, Aachen
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