Pennickenbach
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| location | Thuringia , Germany | |
| River system | Elbe | |
| Drain over | Saale → Elbe → North Sea | |
| source | in Jena - Wöllnitz 50 ° 54 ′ 24 ″ N , 11 ° 38 ′ 1 ″ E |
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| muzzle | into the hall
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The Pennickenbach is a 3 km long tributary of the Saale in the Jena district of Wöllnitz .
History and usage
The Pennickenbach rises in the Pennickenental and then flows west until it joins the Saale after 3 km from the right. In the spring area, a spring socket, the Prince's Fountain , was built, the name of which goes back to the reception of Johann Friedrich the Magnanimous , who was released from imperial captivity and returning home in 1552 . This place is a popular destination and also appears again and again in research as a mineral and fossil site. Since the water emerges further uphill or further downhill, depending on the conditions underground, the spring catchment does not always carry water. At the Fürstenbrunnen drinking water was also obtained to supply Wöllnitz and part of Altlobeda . Due to the shell limestone layers of the Saale (next to) valley, the water of the spring and the Pennickenbach is heavily calcareous. In the Pennickental, cascading steps of the limestone tuff have formed over a length of 1500 m and a height of 5–15 m . This was dismantled in several quarries since the 16th century and mainly used as building material. Since around 1895, the degradation products were also used for toothpaste production. Around 1960 the quarries were closed.
The spring version of the Fürstenbrunnen
Just below the source version
Waterfall below the source
Pennickenbach
At Pennickenbach
The wheat beer fountain in Wöllnitz
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information at jenawasser.de Retrieved September 21, 2018
- ↑ Information on travertine mining in the Pennickental Retrieved January 10, 2017