Nims (river)
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| The Nims near Schönecken in February 2004 | |
| Location | Rhineland-Palatinate,  Germany |
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| Reference no. | DE: 26288 |
| Length | 61.43 km [1] |
| Source | In the Eifel southeast of Weinsheim 50°13′16″N 6°29′28″E / 50.2210361°N 6.4909750°ECoordinates: 50°13′16″N 6°29′28″E / 50.2210361°N 6.4909750°E |
| Source height | ca. 512 m above sea level (NHN) |
| Mouth | Near Irrel into the Prüm 49°50′41″N 6°28′04″E / 49.8448500°N 6.4678722°E |
| Mouth height | ca. 169 m above sea level (NHN) |
| Descent | ca. 343 m |
| Basin | Rhine |
| Progression | Prüm → Sauer → Moselle → Rhine → North Sea |
| Catchment | 297.702 km² [1] |
| Discharge[2] an der Mündung | Average mid: 3.17 m³/s |
| Small towns | Bitburg |
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| The Nims near Giesdorf, 2015 aerial photograph | |
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| Bridge saint, John of Nepomuk, above the Nims in Seffern | |
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 Bitburg-Prüm in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Geography
Course
The Nims rises in Weinsheim, east of the town of Prüm, in the Eifel mountains. It then flows in a southerly direction through a picturesque valley of the same, passing the villages of Schönecken and Seffern, and the western suburbs of Bitburg. The Nims joins the Prüm below Irrel.
Settlements
The Nims passes through or by the following settlements:
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Tributaries
The longest tributaries of the Nims are the:
- Ehlenzbach
- Balesfelder Bach
Tributaries over six kilometres long
The left-hand tributaries are in dark blue, the right-hand ones on light blue, all shown in downstream order.
History
Probably the oldest record of the river is one under the name of Nimisa dating to the year 798 or 799 ("31st year of the reign of Charlemagne").[3]
Transport
The route of the old Nims-Sauer Valley railway ran through the southern section of the Nims valley from Messerich to Irrel. The line is now closed and has been partially lifted.
Between Bickendorf and Seffern the 781-metre-long Nims Viaduct on the A 60 motorway crosses the valley of the Nims.
Flora and fauna
The Nims is well known for the Eifel mountain trout, which thrives well due to the low pH value and cold water. [A 1]
Footnotes
- ↑ In 1959 the US President, Dwight D. Eisenhower, tasted this delicacy at the Königshof hotel during his visit to Bonn.
References
- 1 2 Geoexplorer of the Rhineland-Palatinate Water Authority (Wasserwirtschaftsverwaltung Rheinland-Pfalz)
- ↑ Gauge data at Alsdorf-Oberecken increased by the remaining catchment area (33.8 km²) with an (low estimate) Mq of 10 l/s km²
- ↑ Heinrich Beyer: Urkundenbuch zur Geschichte der jetzt die preussischen Regierungsbezirke Coblenz und Trier bildenden mittelrheinischen Territorien, 1860, addendum p. 6 (dilibri.de)
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