Weil (river)

The source of Weil am Kleiner Feldberg

The Weil im Taunus is a 46.6 km long, left or southern tributary of the Lahn in Hesse. It flows through the Hoch-Taunus district and the district Limburg -Weilburg.

The Weil is, based on the measured value of MQ, the largest river in the Taunus. At the same time after the Aar, it has the second-longest river and puts back the greatest height difference from the source to the mouth.

River

Because the springs on the Kleiner Feldberg in the Taunus High above a Roman fort, the Feldberg mountain fort, and reached after a short run Niederreifenberg. From here to the mouth of the Lahn at Guntersau the Weiltal is usually very narrow and steep valley slopes accompanied by.

The Weil gave many villages in the valley its name. This applies first of all Dorfweil, then for three districts of Weilrod, namely Altweilnau, Neuweilnau and Rod at the Weil, and finally for Weilmunster, the largest town in Weiltal. The town of Weilburg is not due to Weil, but only in the vicinity of the Weil mouth.

About the Because there are water ecological studies, as has long been studied, the reasons why the Weil sections completely dry falls in the summer. A rehabilitation program is to eliminate climbing up and down obstacles, especially for migratory species.

Name

The name is probably derived from the Latin word villa ( = village) derived, as the fort Feldberg found in the headwaters, whose traces are still visible.

Traffic

The places Weiltal are connected from the source to the mouth, by Niederreifenberg to Guntersau, by the road L 3025. Between Weilburg and Weilmunster perverted the decommissioned in 1969 and now dismantled single-track roller coaster Because that left the Weiltal towards Gravenwiesbach from Weilmunster.

Tourism

The Weil Valley is a popular destination for hikers, cyclists and motorcyclists.

Along the river runs the Weil thalweg, a cycling and walking route, the (all Hochtaunuskreis ) Weilmunster, Weinbach and Weilburg touched the communes of Schmitten, Weilrod, Gravenwiesbach (all Limburg- Weilburg ). It was (now Planning Association Frankfurt) set up by the Umlandverband Frankfurt and is maintained by the Taunus Nature Park.

The bored bus carries the cyclists and their bikes from Hohemark on the Great Feldberg and to various destinations in Weiltal. Thus, the cyclist can avoid the steep rise.