Nims (river)


The Nims is a, lefthand arm of the River Prüm in the South Eifel region of the Eifel Mountains. It runs through the county of Bitburg-Prüm in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Geography

Path

The Nims rises in Weinsheim, east of the town of Prüm, in the Eifel mountains. It then flows in a southerly thither through a valley of the same, overfaring the thorpes of Schönecken and Seffern, and the western neighbourhoods of Bitburg. The Nims meets the Prüm below Irrel.

Settlements

The Nims thoroughfares or runs by the following settlements:

  • Seffern
  • Bickendorf
  • Nattenheim
  • Rittersdorf
  • Bitburg
  • Birtlingen
  • Messerich
  • Wolsfeld
  • Alsdorf
  • Niederweis
  • Irrel

    • Offbrooks

    The longest offshoots of the Nims are the:
    The lefthand offbrooks are in dark blue, the righthand ones on light blue, all shown in downstream order.

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    History

    One of the oldest records of the river refer to it under the name of Nimisa and date to the year 798 or 799.

    Transport

    The route of the old ran through the southern section of the Nims valley from Messerich to Irrel. The line is now closed and has been partially lifted.
    Between Bickendorf and Seffern the Nims Viaduct on the Federal Motorway 60 crosses the valley of the Nims.

    Flora and fauna

    The Nims river is known for the Eifel mountain trout, which thrives due to the low pH value and cold water.

    Footnotes