Rotbach (Erft)

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Rotbach
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Location
Country Germany
States North Rhine-Westphalia
Physical characteristics
Mouth  
  location
Erft
  coordinates
50°49′36″N6°46′44″E / 50.8266°N 6.7790°E / 50.8266; 6.7790 Coordinates: 50°49′36″N6°46′44″E / 50.8266°N 6.7790°E / 50.8266; 6.7790
Length39.2 km (24.4 mi) [1]
Basin size236 km2 (91 sq mi) [1]
Basin features
Progression ErftRhineNorth Sea

Rotbach is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Erft.

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.

Erft River in Germany

The Erft is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It flows through the foothills of the Eifel, and joins the Lower Rhine. Its origin is near Nettersheim, and its mouth in Neuss-Grimlinghausen south of the Josef Cardinal Frings Bridge. The river is 106.6 kilometres (66.2 mi) long, which is significantly shorter than it was originally. Due to the open-pit mining of lignite in the Hambacher Loch, the flow of the river had to be changed.

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