Lemp (Dill)

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The Lemp is almost 12 km long left tributary of Dill in the Lahn- Dill-Kreis, Hesse means. It forms below their Quellaufes a natural border between the Hörre (northwest) and the Krofdorf King Forst (east ), both sub - natural areas of Gladenbacher mountain country.

Course

The source of the Lemp is located in the municipality Hohenahr, about 2 km south-southwest of Great Altenstädten and over 2 km west-southwest of Hohensolms. From there, the river first flows in a westerly direction through a forest in the west north of Krofdorf - Konigsberg Forst and reached the district of Asslar.

From leaving the forest in Oberlemp where flowing into it from the right stream of Bermoll, the Lemp forms to its mouth, the natural spatial boundary to the right side Hörre. While the forest cover of the Hörre always remains about a mile from the river, the King of Krofdorf Berger Forst joins the left side, however, continue to go to.

Immediately after passing the Oberlemp flowing from right Westerlemp forms the border to the municipality Ehringhausen whose district will henceforth no longer leave the river.

After crossing of Niederlemp the Lemp, again from the right, first of Rossbach and then the coming of Dreisbach Amstel river flowing to. Here you will discover the river a turn from west to south ( southwest ) s.

In Kölsch Hausen flows from the right Kölsch houses Bach, immediately after the location of the left Breitenbach, who comes from the same district.

North of Ehringhausen leaves the Lemp afforestation and simultaneously the two montaneren natural areas in the Lower Dilltal to open from the left in the dill in the south of the village.

Tributaries

The following tributaries flow of Lemp to: