Rur (-German, in Dutch: Roer, not to be confused with the Ruhr) is a river in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. It is a tributary to the river Meuse. About 90% of the river is in Germany. The Ruhr in Essen-Kettwig The Ruhr is a large river in western Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) starting near the town of Winterberg in Sauerland and ending in the Rhine in the city of Duisburg. ... The Meuse(Maas) at Maastricht Length 925 km Elevation of the source 409 m Average discharge 230 m³/s Area watershed 36 000 km² Origin France Mouth Hollands Diep Basin countries France - Belgium - Netherlands The Meuse (Dutch Maas) is a large European river rising in France, flowing through Belgium and...

Geography

The source of the Rur is in the National Park Hautes Fagnes/Hohes Venn, near the 696 m high Signal de Botrange in Belgium at 660 m altitude. South of Monschau it flows into Germany, through North Rhine-Westphalia. It flows first through the northern part of the Eifel hills. After 39 km it reaches an artificial lake, the second largest of Germany. After approx. 160 km it flows into the Netherlands, and after 170 km it flows into the river Meuse in the city Roermond. The Hautes Fagnes (-French, in German: Hohes Venn, English translation: high fens) is a highland in Belgium and Germany, between the Ardennes and the Eifel highlands. ... The Signal de Botrange is the highest point in Belgium, located in the Hautes Fagnes, at 694 meters above ground. ... Monschau (French: Montjoie) is a city in the west of Germany, located in the district Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. ... With eighteen million inhabitants inhabiting 34,080 km² in western-northwestern Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia (German Nordrhein-Westfalen) is largest in population though only fourth in area among Germanys sixteen federal states, and contains about 22% of Germanys GDP. The capital is Düsseldorf. ... The Eifel is a hilly region in Germany. ... The Meuse(Maas) at Maastricht Length 925 km Elevation of the source 409 m Average discharge 230 m³/s Area watershed 36 000 km² Origin France Mouth Hollands Diep Basin countries France - Belgium - Netherlands The Meuse (Dutch Maas) is a large European river rising in France, flowing through Belgium and... Roermond is a municipality and a city in the southeastern Netherlands. ...

Major tributaries of the river Rur are the Inde and the Wurm. Cities along the Rur are Monschau, Düren, Jülich, Heinsberg (all in Germany) and Roermond (Netherlands). The small river Inde has its source in Eastern Belgium, runs through Aachen-Kornelimünster, Eschweiler and Inden, and flows into the river Rur near Jülich. ... See also Wurm (disambiguation) Wurm (German, in Dutch: Worm) is a river in Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia). ... Monschau (French: Montjoie) is a city in the west of Germany, located in the district Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. ... Düren is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, capital of the district Düren. ... (This page is mostly a translation of the article in the German language Wikipedia. ... Heinsberg is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, capital of the district Heinsberg. ... Roermond is a municipality and a city in the southeastern Netherlands. ...

See also

From 1795 until 1815, when Belgium, the Netherlands and parts of Germany were incorporated into France, there was a département named after the river Rur, see Roer (département). The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions. ... Roer is the name of a département of the First French Empire in present Germany and the Netherlands. ...