Warche

Spring in Warche

The Warche (older German also: Wargs ) is a tributary to Amel (French: Amblève ) in eastern Belgium ( province of Liège ). The Warche is part of the catchment area of the river Meuse. Your source is located at Hünningen, near the German border in the town of Büllingen 660 m above sea level. NN.

Tributaries of the Warche are the Holzwarche, the Bayehon, the Trôs Maret and Warchenne.

Below the Wirtz fields of Muhlenberg flow the Warche and Holzwarche in the dam Bütgenbach together. Between the Bütgenbacher and Robert Vill reservoir of new trail Warche tour was opened. Behind the dam of Robertsville, we pass in a narrow valley below the castle Reinhard stone. Here also is mentioned in many publications plunges 60 meters high waterfall in the Warche. Shortly thereafter, the Bayehon opens a. A few hundred meters Bayehonaufwärts, at the confluence of pouhon and Rognay, a Celtic stronghold ( Tchession ) is located on a ledge. Warcheabwärts then comes the hydroelectric plant Bévercé. Hundred meters above the valley rises the most visible pressure equalization storm over the Warche. In a pressure tunnel and a pressure pipe the water from the dam Robertsville is led up to this tower. Then it falls about a hundred yards down in pressure pipes to the power plant. The Warche achieved with Malmedy then the largest town on its course. From the 15th century clothiers used the Warchewasser. In the 16th century the tanneries were added in 1713 was the Abbey papermaking founded. In Malmedy, next to the Hospital, the Warchenne of Weismes Coming flows in the Warche. In the area of the highway bridge over the valley of the Amblève the Warche then leads after 40 km stretch of river in the eponymous hamlet in the Amel. The mouth is located directly under the highway viaduct.

The name is of Celtic origin Warche.

Fog over the Warche