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Location
  
North Rhine-Westphalia

River system
  
Rhine

Mouth
  
Leverkusen

Main source
  
Near Wipperfürth

Source
  
Wipperfürth

Country
  
Germany

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River mouth
  
Near Leverkusen into the Wupper

Dhünn is a 40 km (25 mi)-long river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Its main source is near Wipperfürth in the Bergisches Land area. It runs in south-westerly direction, and its mouth into the river Wupper is near Leverkusen, appr. 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Cologne.

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Map of Dh%C3%BCnn, Germany

RenaturationEdit

By diverting the river bed of the Dhünn around the 'Sensenhammer' weir in April 2010 it was declared the first 'barrier-free river' in North Rhine-Westphalia. This means that the 24 km (15 mi)-long stretch of the river from the mouth into the Wupper to the 'Großen Dhünn' dam is accessible without obstacles for fish and microbes. Fish can now migrate again freely to their spawning grounds.

Sights along the riverEdit

  • Altenberg Abbey
  • Berge castle (German: Burg Berge)
  • Strauweiler castle (German: Schloss Strauweiler)
  • Morsbroich castle (German: Schloss Morsbroich)
  • Freudenthaler Sensenhammer museum (German: Museum Freudenthaler Sensenhammer)

    • References

    Dhünn Wikipedia
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