Ruwer (river)

Headwaters

The Ruwer (Latin: Erubris, Rubora ) is an orographic right-hand tributary of the Moselle River. It rises on the roaster head in Osburger forest, flows through Kell am See, Niederkell, decays, Hentern (flood level), past Castle Heid, Hinzenburg, Schoendorf, Pluwig, Gusterath Valley, Sommerau ( waterfall ), Waldrach, chasuble and Mertes village and flows in Trier, district - Ruwer Eitelsbach.

The Ruwer is the most water Hunsrück tributary of the Moselle River. It flows in the upper reaches by a lonely valley. In the lower reaches the Ruwer in the spring and after heavy rains also a kayak is mobile. On some steep slopes the Ruwer the Ruwerwein is grown.

History

About the Roman Ruwerwasserleitung the Roman city of Trier (Augusta Treverorum ) received up to 25,000 cubic meters of water per day.

The Ruwer was in the poem Mosella mentioned by the Roman poet Ausonius 371 as follows: " The Ruwer turns in giddy whirl the kornzermahlenden stones and pulls the screaming saws through smooth marble blocks. "

And Ruwer tributaries

Source

Other tributaries of the Ruwer are apple creek, Borg Raven, Eitelsbach, Gusterather Waschbach, Kundelbach Labach, Moertschelbach, Rimperterbach, Little brook, Wenzel Bach and others.

Mills

In the Ruwer there or was there some mills: Old Mill Kell am See, Mühlscheider farm on Kahlenbach, Schillinger mill on Lehbach, mill Niederkell, Lowest mill on Burkelsbach, sawmill on Burkelsbach, mill Waldweiler, Niederzerfer mill on the Ruwer, mill Hauser Heider Shockingly, mill on Großbach in Zerf, Kramesmühle Hentern, mill Hentern, Lampadener mill on Reiperter Bach, Benrather mill on Klink Bach, castle mill, Hinz Burger mill Hedderter mill on the Rauruwer, avarice Burger Mühlchen, Pluwiger hammer mill on Enterbach Raul mill at Lonzenburg, mill in Sommerau and other flour-mill, Korlinger mill Herrgottsmühle ( Morsch eider mill), students mill, light Thalmühle, grinding mill on the Riverismündung in Waldrach, Schmelzmühle Waldrach, Schneidemühle Riveris, filing mill Riveris, Osburger mill on the Riveris, Old Dorfmühle Waldrach ( Scherf mill ), oil mill, mill Welsch Waldrach, mill in Kasel, Karlsmühle Mertes village, Travel mill, Green Water Mill, Hüstermühle Trier -Ruwer, Lambertysmühle, Felsenmühle, including

Riparian zones program

In March 1993, the Ruwer was recorded with tributary streams into the existing since 1989 riparian zones program of the Federal Environment Ministry (BMU). The goal of the project was to develop the water system to a largely natural waters and floodplain and permanently secure. The project ran until 2004, the cost of the project amounted to about 6.8 million euros and were by the BMU, the state of Rhineland -Palatinate, the district Trier -Saar castle, the Association of Municipalities Kell am See and Ruwer as well as the city of Trier worn.

Biology

In and on the Ruwer numerous rare and protected species such as White-throated Dipper or Big Schillerfalter live. Until the 40s of the 20th century salmon were caught in the Ruwer.

Pictures

Lower Ruwertal

Ruwerquelle

Ruwermündung