Weiß (Sieg)

The white at Niederdielfen

The white (also Weissenbach ) is a 18.1 km long left tributary of the East and victory in the district of Siegen -Wittgenstein in North Rhine -Westphalia. Already on June 3, 1311 White was mentioned in a document as a " vest ".

Geography

Source

The source of the white, the white source located within North Rhine -Westphalia, about 220 m northwest of the border with Hesse. It is located in the Rothaargebirge 1.6 km south of Wilgersdorf, 1.3 km east of the Cold Oak ( 579.3 m ) and just 600 meters north of its eastern neighbor survey Hirschenstein ( 562.9 m) to about 493 m above sea level. NHN. In about 125 meters west leads past the source section of the national road 904, the Wilnsdorf ( in the north) with the Hessian border ( in the south) connects (distances in each case a straight line ). The white source, which is considered one of the finest sources of the winning country is surrounded by a small clearing in the state forest Kalteiche. It is not framed, but emerges from a rock column, and then to run in small waterfalls over rocks into the valley.

Course

The white runs in a predominantly north-westerly direction. After about 20 m flow distance it is fed by a rivulet, which is about 400 m ( air line) west-southwest of the white source at the L 904 rises to 521 meters above sea level. The river flows through Wilgersdorf where it receives the Goldsmith Born. After passing the dill route that White takes the right side to their biggest inflow, the Bichelbach. Then it passes the Anzhäuser mill with the dortigem industrial area Anzhäuser mill, and reached after a short time the place Anzhausen. After subsequent passing of the commercial area Klabach - Mühlengraben and southern passage of Flammersbach where they aufninmmt the same stream, the white on Niederdielfen runs past, where it holds the left side of the Dielfe on. A little further on there flows through the industrial area Weisstal.

Finally, the White reached the town of Siegen. There, it flows through the district Kaan -Marie Born, in which she receives the Breitenbach, and the district grove where it is bridged more than once. In the city of Siegen, the white a short distance flows underground

Mouth

Finally it flows near the Apollo Theater, just south-west, and south of the station road at around 235 m above sea level. NHN height in the coming of North North East victory.

Between source and mouth of the White occurs as a difference in altitude of about 258 m.

Catchment and inflows

The catchment area of ​​the white is 71.463 km ². Its tributaries include ( downstream order ):

Towns

Villages along the white are Wilgersdorf, Anzhausen, Niederdielfen, Kaan -Marie Born and victories.

Landscape

Characteristic of the white is their narrow valley with a high proportion of forest. To the south the catchment area of ​​Eisern Bach and to the north of that victory connects. At the above- mentioned limit of North Rhine-Westphalia Hesse begins in the area of Kalteiche and Hirschenstein the Westerwald variant of the Rothaarsteig.