Lörmecke
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The Lörmecke is a 12.5 km long, south-west or orographic left-hand tributary of the Glenne in the Arnsberg Forest Nature Park in the district of Soest and Hochsauerlandkreis in North Rhine -Westphalia, Germany.
Course
The Lörmecke rises in the Warsteiner forest, the eastern part of the Natural Park Arnsberg Forest. Your source is located approximately 500 m east-northeast of the highest elevation of this nature park and the highest point of belonging to Warstein urban area between the north and Warstein Bestwig in the southeast or north of Meschede- Evers mountain.
The Lörmecke first flows east- southeast. After 800 m, an approximately equal-sized stream flows near the ford ( 489 m above sea level. ) Of the former warrior path in the Lörmecke; on the first 3.3 kilometers it forms the border of the aforementioned parties. In the further course of the stream flows in the Soest to the northeast, while the Lörmecke has partially cut more than 100 m deep in the mountains. After 5 km, the main flow direction changes to north. After river kilometer 6.5 kilometers the Lörmecke leaves the closed forest and flows through the Warsteiner Massenkalk, with the specifics of the cave hollow stone and Lörmeckewasserwerk.
After 11 km, flow line the mouth of the Lörmecke is reached in the coming of the East Möhne inflow Glenne. It lies about 1.5 km north-east of the center of Suttrop, a district Warstein, on a bridge of the main road "L 735 ".
A portion of the river, in the area of the cave hollow stone, lies within the nature reserve ( NSG) Lörmecketal of 265 hectares. The NSG is the same as a European protected site, ( FFH ) reported.
Catchment area
The Lörmecke has a 17.89 km ² large catchment area.
Attractions
In addition to the wooded scenery of the Arnsberg Forest the west of the Lörmecke source standing Lörmecke tower is to be mentioned as worth seeing and worth a visit, the Warsteiner forest near the highest point of Warstein or near the highest point of the natural park Arnsberg Forest as a viewing option in the Sauerland serves.