Rur

Summary

Rur is a river^[1]. Rur ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (157 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Rur is located in North Rhine-Westphalia^[3].
• Rur is located in Limburg^[4].
• Rur is in the country of Netherlands^[5].
• Rur is in the country of Germany^[6].
• Rur is in the country of Belgium^[7].
• Rur is on the continent of Europe^[8].
• Rur's instance of is recorded as river^[9].
• Rur's Commons category is recorded as Rur^[10].
• Rur's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Meuse^[11].
• Rur's lake on watercourse is recorded as Rur Reservoir^[12].
• Rur's lake on watercourse is recorded as Obersee^[13].
• Rur's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.196666666667, 'lon': 5.9816666666667}^[14].
• Rur's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.498888888889, 'lon': 6.1097222222222}^[15].
• Rur's origin of the watercourse is recorded as High Fens^[16].
• Rur's tributary is recorded as Inde^[17].
• Rur's tributary is recorded as Merzbach^[18].
• Rur's tributary is recorded as Urft^[19].
• Rur's tributary is recorded as Wurm^[20].
• Rur's tributary is recorded as Malefinkbach^[21].
• Rur's tributary is recorded as Belgenbach^[22].
• Rur's tributary is recorded as Kall^[23].
• Rur's tributary is recorded as Ellebach^[24].
• Rur's tributary is recorded as Lendersdorfer Mühlenteich^[25].
• Rur's tributary is recorded as Linnicher Mühlenteich^[26].
• Rur's tributary is recorded as Nysterbach^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Netherlands^[5], a country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands^[28], in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[29], founded in 1795^[30]; Germany^[6], a sovereign state^[31], in Germany^[32], founded in 1949^[33]; and Belgium^[7], a sovereign state^[34], in Belgium^[35], founded in 1830^[36]. Located in include North Rhine-Westphalia^[3], a federated state of Germany^[37], in Germany^[38], founded in 1946^[39] and Limburg^[4], a province of the Netherlands^[40], in Netherlands^[41], founded in 1867^[42]. Rur is on the continent of Europe^[8].

Physical Characteristics

Rur's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+164.5'}^[43].

Designation and Status

Rur's instance of is recorded as river^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Rur include Roer^[44], a department of France^[45], in Cisrhenian Republic^[46], founded in 1797^[47].

Why It Matters

Rur ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (157 views/month).^[2] Rur has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] Rur is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

Entities named for Rur include Roer^[44], a department of France^[45], in Cisrhenian Republic^[46], founded in 1797^[47].