Eifgenbach
| Eifgenbach | |
|---|---|
 Eifgenbach south of Eifgenburg | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Near Wermelskirchen |
| • coordinates | 51°08′40″N 7°15′48″E / 51.14444°N 7.26333°E |
| • elevation | 336 m (1,102 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Near Odenthal into the Dhünn |
• elevation | 95 m (312 ft) |
| Length | 20.5 km (12.7 mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Dhünn→ Wupper→ Rhine→ North Sea |
Eifgenbach is a 20.5-kilometre-long (12.7 mi) river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Its source is near Wermelskirchen, appr. 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Wuppertal. It runs in south-westerly direction, and its mouth into the river Dhünn is near Odenthal, appr. 15 km (9.3 mi) north-east of Cologne.
190 hectares (460 acres) of the river basin of the Eifgenbach and its tributaries have been declared nature reserve in order to protect its bio-diversity.
About 1 km (0.62 mi) below the mouth into the Dhünn lies the Altenberger Dom, a monastery church built from 1255 on by Adolf IV, Count of Berg in Gothic style. Today the church belongs to the German state of North Rhine-Westfalia and is used both by the Protestants and Catholics as shared church.
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