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Rurdorf Weir

North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Kreis Düren

Linnich

Rurdorf Weir

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Rurdorf Weir

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Location: Linnich, Kreis Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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2. Rurdorf Weir – The Rur River in Jülich loop from Alsdorf-Poststraße

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3. Rapids on the Wurm – Rapids on the Wurm loop from Jülich

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Martin

August 16, 2017

"The large Linnicher Rur weir was built in 1875/76 according to the plans of the ingenious hydraulic engineer Professor Otto Ludwig Intze (1843 - 1904). It served to dam the Rur water just before the Linnicher Mühlenteich branch off, so that it had enough water to drive it even on dry summer days of the mills in Linnich and Brachelen.Today the weir is a striking monument of local and regional economic and technological history.
The weir had - further down the Rur - previous structures made of wooden poles, fascines and rock embankments, which were repeatedly damaged or washed away during floods and ice drifts. With the completion of the new weir, the mill pond and the adjacent businesses were protected against flood damage by locks.
The large Rur weir with a slight bend against the current is one of Professor Hintze's earliest works. He designed many dams and other spectacular engineering structures across Europe, such as the generation of electricity in the Art Nouveau power plant in Heimbach with water from the Urfttalsperre, which he also planned above the Rursee, which was created much later.
After being damaged in World War II, the weir was rebuilt to its present form."

- Original text information board Linnich at the Linnicher Rurwehr -

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Jörg

June 8, 2018

In 1874, the owners of the mills on the Rur turned to Otto Intze, professor of building construction and hydraulic engineering at the Royal Rhenish-Westphalian Polytechnic School (today RWTH) in Aachen. The reason for this was that the weir, made of stones, wood and mesh, at the turning point of the two Rur meanders between Rurdorf and Linnich could no longer withstand the force of the water. Otto Intze, who was also rector of the Aachen University from 1895 to 1898, designed the new Rurdorf weir as a fixed dam perpendicular to the direction of flow. As a result, the mill pond on the left of the Rur received an even amount of water again and the work of the mills was secured. Destroyed in World War II, the weir was repaired from 1947 to 1948. But instead of the two weir heads, a straight concrete wall was built on both sides of the river and a fish ladder was also built on the left side of the river.

Today, the imposing Rur weir is a defining part of the cultural landscape "Ruraue" as a destination and landmark.

Source: indeland.de/discoveren/details/rurwehr

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Rinaldini

November 23, 2020

In 1874, the owners of the mills on the Rur turned to Otto Intze, professor of building construction and hydraulic engineering at the Royal Rheinisch-Westfälische Polytechnische Schule (today RWTH) in Aachen. The reason for this was that the weir made of stones, wood and wickerwork at the turning point of the two Rurmäander between Rurdorf and Linnich could no longer withstand the force of the water. Otto Itze, from 1895 to 1898 also rector of the Aachen University, designed the new Rurdorfer weir as a solid weir perpendicular to the direction of flow. As a result, the mill pond to the left of the Rur received an even amount of water again and the work of the mills was secured. I.

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Location: Linnich, Kreis Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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