Leimbach (Wupper)

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Leimbach
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Location
Country Germany
States North Rhine-Westphalia
Physical characteristics
Mouth Wupper
  coordinates
51°16′16″N7°11′45″E / 51.2711°N 7.1957°E / 51.2711; 7.1957 Coordinates: 51°16′16″N7°11′45″E / 51.2711°N 7.1957°E / 51.2711; 7.1957
Basin features
Progression WupperRhineNorth Sea
Tributaries 
  leftBachlauf an der Zietenstraße

The Leimbach or Lehmbeck is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Wupper in Wuppertal.

North Rhine-Westphalia State in Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia is a state of Germany.

Germany Federal parliamentary republic in central-western Europe

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central and Western Europe, lying between the Baltic and North Seas to the north and the Alps, Lake Constance and the High Rhine to the south. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, France to the southwest, and Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands to the west.

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