Veischede

Veischede at Kirchveischede

The Veischede (also called Veischedebach ) is a 16.59 km long, left or south-westerly flow of Lenne in the district of Olpe, North Rhine -Westphalia ( Germany ). It flows entirely within the territory of the nature park Ebbegebirge.

History and catchment area

The Veischede rises between the mountains Feldberg ( 556.2 m above sea level. NN ) in the northwest, Homert ( 536.7 m) to the southwest and Twilkenberg ( 531.2 m) in the northeast. Your source ( 510 m above sea level. NN ) is located on a landfill site between the north-eastern districts of Olpe Upper Negro and Oberveischede. The river is 400 m below its origin at the landfill cleaned output by a sewage treatment plant. A few hundred meters to the southwest of which is located directly adjacent to the landfill, a composting plant with the near Negro source.

In the Nature Park Ebbegebirge the Veischede flows in the beginning northeasterly later northerly direction along the federal highway 55: Below Oberveischede it passes through the Lennestadt Districts Bruchhausen, Kirchveischede, Bilstein and Bonzel after Grevenbrück to finally below the ruins Peper castle on 245 m above sea level. NN to open into the Ruhr- Lenne inflow.

The catchment area of ​​42.73 km ² comprises Veischede.

Attractions and Culture

In Bruchhausen is situated on a mountain ridge between Veischede and Repetal the ramparts Wallburg Jäckelchen, on the opposite hilltop the ramparts Hofkühl. In the Bilstein Veischede flows past below the castle Bilstein. In addition, the observation tower on the Hohe Bracht is worth a visit, which is just under 2 km south-east of the village. Above the Veischedemündung located at Grevenbrück the ruined castle Peper.

Between Grevenbrück and Kirchveischede wrong earlier the Veischedetalbahn.