Marienschlucht
The Marienschlucht or Mariaschlucht is a gorge in the district of Allensbach and Bodman-Ludwigshafen in the district of Constance . It is located between Bodman and Wallhausen on the Bodanrück peninsula , which drops off steeply to the Überlinger See .
geography
The area is in the Kargegg district and is the property of Wilderich Graf von und zu Bodman . Above the Marienschlucht lies the Kargegg castle ruins , of which only a few remains of the wall can be seen.
The gorge is cut about 100 meters deep into molasse rock and in places only about one meter wide and was one of the most popular hiking destinations on Lake Constance until it was closed. It was accessible via wooden stairs and corridors that were next to and partly above the watercourse . Shortly before the upper end of the gorge, the stepped path turned right to the Kargegg ruins, continuing to climb, and offered viewpoints of Lake Überlingen.
The Marienschlucht can be reached from Bodanrück via Langenrain , or following the shore of Lake Constance from Bodman (4 km) or Wallhausen (3 km). The footpaths on the steep bank are narrow, winding and only sparingly paved; cycling is prohibited here because of the considerable risk of accidents. After several landslides, however, these have been completely closed. From the lower exit of the gorge there was a landing stage for the Bodman motorboat company to Bodman , Ludwigshafen am Bodensee , Sipplingen and Überlingen .
The steep face on the south bank of the Überlinger See, in which the Marienschlucht is located, falls about 90 meters below water and shows another natural phenomenon between Wallhausen and Marienschlucht, the devil's table .
history
The reason for the tourist development in 1897 was the engagement of Maria Countess von Walderdorff (1871–1958) to Othmar (1868–1930), the son of Johann Franz Freiherr von Bodman ; hence the original name Maria-Schlucht .
Until the beginning of the 20th century, there was an inn on the landing stage, and there was also a kiosk there until the closure in 2015.
After a landslide as a result of heavy rain on Maundy Thursday 2005, the gorge was no longer passable. The State Office for Geology, Raw Materials and Mining Baden-Württemberg had implemented measures to stabilize the gorge walls permanently. After the necessary slope stabilization and repair work, the gorge was accessible again from May 10, 2008 to May 6, 2015.
The Franco-German brigade from Immendingen and carpentry trainees from the Claude Dornier School in Friedrichshafen and their teacher Erich Pohl participated in the renovation . They built footbridges, which earned the teacher and his students not only a lot of recognition but also a high distinction from the Baden-Württemberg Foundation ; the upper viewing platform was named Erich-Pohl-Kanzel .
Possible renewed scree discharge after heavy precipitation was not excluded. On the evening of May 6, 2015, as a result of days of heavy rain at a width of around ten to 15 meters and a length of 45 meters, another landslide occurred: 100 tons of earth, rock and trees fell onto the secured footbridge, which was 50 Meters was smashed. A woman and a man were buried in the process. The woman died in the mound of rock, wood and debris from the bridge that slid a little further down the gorge. The man was able to free himself on his own. It was not until March 26th that year that experts from the State Office for Geology, Raw Materials and Mining examined the gorge and the slopes. According to their results, there were no signs of instability on the slopes. Such examinations are part of the monitoring and control concept for the Marienschlucht. In this way, hazards from rock or loose rock runoff should be kept as low as possible. The footbridge through the gorge was no longer opened in the 2015 season. In the course of the summer, the lower part of the gorge should be accessible again by ship and via the riverside path. On June 16, 2015, however, another landslide occurred, which affected the riverside path. Because of acute danger to life this was also blocked. The gorge was also completely closed to the public for 2016, with the prospect of opening for 2017 at the earliest. According to the Allensbach site builder, the imminent restoration of the destroyed pathways, as most recently in 2005, was questionable whether the mountain would continue to be geographically unstable.
At the beginning of 2017, minor geological movements in the area became known. It was decided that the gorge itself will remain closed in 2017. The aim, however, is to integrate the Marienschlucht into a new network of paths and at least partially open up the riverside path from Bodman to Wallhausen. In July 2017, the mayor of Bodman-Ludwigshafen , Matthias Weckbach, said that a workshop was working on a solution, but that the riverside path was particularly problematic. An opening of the way is therefore not in sight and not expected before 2020.
In a joint meeting of the participating municipalities in November 2019, a schedule for the redevelopment of the area was presented. Accordingly, from mid-2020, the jetty will first be renewed and a kiosk will be added. The riverside path to Wallhausen is also to be renovated in 2020. The renovation work in the gorge itself is scheduled to begin in 2021/22.
Up to 150,000 people visited the gorge every year until it was closed. Despite the danger to life and an express prohibition, the paths and the gorge itself are still regularly used by hikers and cyclists.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ "Teufelstisch" , viewed on August 23, 2009
- ↑ Facts about the renovation . In: Südkurier from September 5, 2008
- ↑ Cornelia Hoyer: Concentrated creative power . In: Südkurier from May 26, 2010
- ↑ Mountain consolidation: “Successful completion of the slope protection measures in the Marienschlucht” ( memento of the original from May 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 4.6 MB), mining magazine 9/2008
- ↑ Michael Buchholz: Drama in the Marienschlucht: Woman dies in a mudslide . In: Südkurier of May 7, 2015
- ↑ Michael Buchholz: After fatal landslide: Geologists examine Marienschlucht . In: Südkurier of May 7, 2015
- ↑ Michael Buchholz, Georg Becker: DLRG head of operations: "Marienschlucht is currently life-threatening" . In: Südkurier of May 8, 2015
- ^ Warning of the water police
- ↑ Marienschlucht / Current
- ↑ Marienschlucht. In: Marienschlucht. Retrieved August 21, 2016 .
- ↑ Hiking despite the risk of avalanches. Retrieved August 21, 2016 .
- ↑ Südkurier Medienhaus: Allensbach: The Marienschlucht will remain closed for the whole of 2017 | SÜDKURIER Online . In: SÜDKURIER Online . ( suedkurier.de [accessed on February 3, 2017]).
- ^ Südkurier Medienhaus: Bodman-Ludwigshafen: General meeting of the Tourist-Förderverein Ludwigshafen: The Marienschlucht-Uferweg will remain inaccessible for the time being | SÜDKURIER Online . In: SÜDKURIER Online . ( suedkurier.de [accessed on July 13, 2017]).
- ↑ Ramona Löffler: This is what the plans for the Marienschlucht and riverside paths look like and the expected expiry by 2022 . In: Südkurier of November 28, 2019, accessed on April 15, 2020
- ^ History of the Marienschlucht , accessed on May 8, 2015
- ↑ Petra Walheim: Hiking despite the avalanche risk . In: Schwäbisches Tagblatt dated April 11, 2016, accessed on April 15, 2020
Coordinates: 47 ° 45 '57 " N , 9 ° 5' 45" E