Eifgenbach
| Eifgenbach | |
|---|---|
 Eifgenbach south of Eifgenburg | |
| Origin |
Near Wermelskirchen 51°08′40″N 7°15′48″E / 51.14444°N 7.26333°ECoordinates: 51°08′40″N 7°15′48″E / 51.14444°N 7.26333°E |
| Mouth | Near Odenthal into the Dhünn |
| Basin countries | Germany |
| Location | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Length | 20.5 km (12.7 mi) |
| Source elevation | 336 m |
| Mouth elevation | 95 m |
| River system | Rhine |
Eifgenbach is a 20.5 km (12.7 mi)-long river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Its source is near Wermelskirchen, appr. 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Wuppertal. It runs in south-westerly direction, and its mouth into the river Dhünn is near Odenthal, appr. 15 km (9.3 mi) north-east of Cologne.
460 acres of the river basin of the Eifgenbach and its tributaries have been declared nature reserve in order to protect its bio-diversity.
About 1 km (0.62 mi) below the mouth into the Dhünn lies Altenberg cathedral (German: Altenberger Dom), a monastery church built from 1255 on by Adolf IV, Count of Berg in gothic style. Today the cathedral belongs to the German state of North Rhine-Westfalia and is used both by the Protestant and Roman Catholic church as shared church.
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