Itter (Rhein)

The Itter (also called Ittersbach ) is a right-hand or eastern tributary of the Rhine in the Bergische Land in North Rhine -Westphalia ( Germany ). Your name probably originates from the latin - Indo-European, because iterative called " the water from on high."

Formation

The front Bergische Land is frequently plagued by violent and prolonged downpours, because this hilly-mountainous region in the north-western Germany has the first higher elevations south of the North Sea. Here, then rain often coming from the clouds to the sea. For this reason, contrary to many streams flow from the Bergische Land the Rhine.

Source, stream, estuary

The creek originates in the Bergische Land. The so-called " Holy Born" near the house Grünewald and the gang mill in Solingen Graefrath as its source is interpreted. From here on, the Itter flows through the Ittertal with his eponymous theme park (including a carousel from 1920 ) in a westerly direction.

Numerous water mills, hammer mills cotta and accompany the Itter in this valley cut ( New cotta, Bastianskotten, Ernenkotten that Breidenmühle that Heidberger mill and the Bruchermühle ). The Itter here forms the boundary between Solingen and Haan. The Ittertal follow the Caspersbroich castle and the railway embankment of the line between Cologne and Wuppertal, before the Ittersbach now entering into the less hilly Ohligser heath and various fish ponds fed. After the Itter has flowed through the town of Hilden, Horster the volumes are flushed with the Horster Mühle. The creek, heavily straightened from Hilden, now reaches Benrath, where he supplied the ponds and pond of the famous Benrather castle with water, before he south-west of the castle park from the east underground flows into the Rhine. A small portion is diverted within the park and flows over the Urdenbacher village green as so-called Angersbach the Old Rhine.

Until the construction of Benrath Palace (1756-1768) of Ittersbach took another river, it flowed through the town Benrath, then towards Holthausen, castle Elbroich (here, the moat was fed ), and continue to access the same Dorfitter where the then and 1756 led to the Rhine.

The Valley of Itter is set in Haan under protection.

From the source to the mouth of the Itter is 20 kilometers long with its present confluence with the Rhine at Urdenbach.

Tributaries

The following are the tributaries of the Itter be called from the source to the mouth. Listed are the rivers that are listed in the German base map by name.

Riparian

  • Solingen Graefrath, Forest and Ohligsberg
  • Haan
  • Hilden
  • Dusseldorf -Benrath
Bergisches Land Schloss Benrath Lochbach (Itter)
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