The Sieg river near Dattenfeld (Windeck municipality/ Rhein-Sieg district).
(January 2024)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Flüsse, #rivers, #Sieg, #Winter, #Schnee, #snow, #Dattenfeld, #Rhein_Sieg_Kreis

My #bicycle tour two weeks ago took me to #BergischesLand 40 km southeast of Cologne. I never get tired of the orchards, small hamlets, and scattered old houses surrounded only by nature. And I sometimes imagine living at these remote places.

The tour had a distance of 40 km only but I felt the more than 800 metres ascent in the evening. I started and ended in #Dattenfeld at river #Sieg via #Bladersbach, Loch, #Langenbach, #Lindscheid, #Ruppichteroth, and #Gutmannseichen. #Radtour

The Sieg river near Dattenfeld (municipality of Windeck, Rhein-Sieg district), partially iced over at the edges.
(January 2024)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Gewässer, #Flüsse, #rivers, #Winter, #Dattenfeld, #Windeck, #Rhein_Sieg_Kreis
Snow in the Sieg valley near Dattenfeld (Windeck municipality, Rhein-Sieg district)
(Januar 2024)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Winter, #Schnee, #snow, #Siegtal, #Dattenfeld, #Windeck, #Rhein_Sieg_Kreis
What is water and what is ice on the River Sieg near Dattenfeld (municipality of Windeck/Rhein-Sieg district)?
(January 2024)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Flüsse, #rivers, #Sieg, #Eis, #Winter, #Dattenfeld, #Windeck, #Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
Even as a piece of furniture, this confessional in St Laurentius Church ("Siegtaldom") in Dattenfeld (municipality of Windeck/ Rhein-Sieg district) would be an ornament to the home.
(January 2024)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Beichtstühle, #confessionals, #Kirchen, #churches, #Architektur, #architecture, #Dattenfeld, Windeck, #Rhein_Sieg_Kreis
Rapids of the river Sieg near Dattenfeld/ municipality of Windeck )Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia), with a view of the settlement of Übersetzig.
(January 2024)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Stromschnellen, #rapids, #Wasserfälle, #waterfalls, #Flüsse, #rivers, #Sieg, #Dattenfeld, #Übersetzig, #Windeck., #Rhein_Sieg_Kreis
Church window in St Laurentius Church ("Siegtaldom") in Dattenfeld/ municipality of Windeck, Rhine-Sieg district, North Rhine-Westphalia).
(January 2024)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Kirchen, #churches, #Siegtaldom, #Architektur, #architecture, #Fenster, #windows, #Dattenfeld, #Windeck, #Rhein_Sieg_Kreis
A historic watermill on the River Sieg in Übersetzig (settlement of Dattenfeld/ municipality of Windeck, Rhine-Sieg district, North Rhine-Westphalia).
The mill was operated by a millrace derived from the River Sieg.
(January 2024)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Mühlen, #Wassermühlen, #Architektur, #architecture, #Fachwerkhäuser, #Übersetzig, #Dattenfeld, #Windeck, #Rhein-Sieg_Kreis
Construction of the so-called Siegtaldom (catholic St Laurentius church) in Dattenfeld (municipality of Windeck, Rhein-Sieg district, North Rhine-Westphalia) began in 1879 after a previous building from the 12th century had been demolished.
(January 2024)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Kirchen, #churches, #Siegtaldom, #Architektur, #architecture, #Fachwerkhäuser, #Dattenfeld, #Windeck, #Rhein_Sieg_Kreis