Asbach (Ilm)
| Asbach | ||
 Asbach-Graben south of Asbachstrasse |
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| Data | ||
| location | Weimar , Thuringia | |
| River system | Elbe | |
| Drain over | Ilm (Saale) → Saale → Elbe → North Sea | |
| source | west of Daasdorf a. Mountains 50 ° 59 ′ 54 ″ N , 11 ° 15 ′ 31 ″ E |
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| muzzle | in Weimar in the Ilm Coordinates: 50 ° 59 ′ 11 " N , 11 ° 20 ′ 3" E 50 ° 59 ′ 11 " N , 11 ° 20 ′ 3" E
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| length | approx. 7 km | |
| Drain |
MQ |
70 l / s |
| Left tributaries | Kratzbach | |
| Right tributaries | Lottenbach | |
| Medium-sized cities | Weimar | |
| Communities | Daasdorf a. mountains | |
The Asbach is a left tributary of the Ilm with a length of about seven kilometers. It rises on the southern slope of the Ettersberg near Daasdorf am Berge in the Weimarer Land district and flows from there eastwards through the northern suburbs of Weimar and finally into the Ilm.
course
The Asbach rises on the southern slope of the Ettersberg near Daasdorf am Berge and flows from there through a canal through the village. At the eastern exit of the village he takes the Kratzbach coming from the north on the left. From there it flows east, past Gaberndorf to the south and crosses federal highways 7 and 85, which are identical in this section . It continues through the Paradies nature reserve west of Weimar-West . Then it flows through the northern suburbs of Weimar through the Asbach green corridor, which is only partially preserved. It flows through an industrial park and past the Wimaria stadium south. The brook is channeled under Hermann-Brill-Platz and then emerges again in a trench with trees south of Asbachstrasse. It then flows canalised under the Gauforum, where it has taken up the Lottenbach, which has also been canalised since its relocation at the end of the 1920s, on the right. The Asbach then emerges north of the E-Werk and flows into the Ilm there. In total, the Asbach in the urban area of Weimar has a length of 5.5 kilometers.
History and use
Frans Hogenberg , “Wolfscher Plan”, Cologne 1581 (excerpt).
As a wetland, the Asbach Valley used to form the northern boundary of the city of Weimar due to its depth of around ten meters compared to the surrounding area. Small remnants of this formerly undeveloped area still exist today as the Asbach green corridor. The Asbach Valley ran along the current site of the Wimaria Stadium, Hermann-Brill-Platz, Schwanseebad and Weimarhallenpark , as well as the park in front of the New Museum . Even today, apart from the park in front of the Neues Museum, the other areas mentioned are undeveloped and characterized by green spaces, even if the coherent image of a green corridor has been lost. However, with the construction of the New Museum and the creation of a park around 1890, the Asbach was channeled and two springs that were located there (the Silberbrunnen, also called Kettenbrunnen or Kötenborn and the Goldbrunnen) were buried. Overall, these measures raised the site by around four to five meters. In the 1920s, when the Schwanseebad and the Weimarhallenpark were laid out, the Asbach valley was also transformed into a park landscape in the western part of the city. The park in front of the Neues Museum was filled up again with the construction of the Gauforum.
In contrast to the Lottenbach, the Asbach was hardly used to supply the city with water for use and extinguishing water. Only the St. Nikolaus Hospital, located on the Asbach, used the stream. However, the Asbach powered a small grinding mill that was first mentioned in 1778. The grinding mill was probably the smallest of all Weimar mills and was also used as a paper and paint mill around 1780 and belonged to Friedrich Justin Bertuch in the late 18th century . When the mill was shut down is not known exactly, it must have been in the second half of the 19th century. No buildings from the mill have survived; the entire area was filled in for the construction of the Gauforum Weimar .
Web links
- The Asbach hike. In: Weimar in transition. The transition town initiative for Weimar. May 2012.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Axel Stefek: Running waters and water mills in Weimar - an overview . In: Axel Stefek (Ed.): Energy in Weimar. From the Middle Ages to the modern age . Weimar 2016, ISBN 978-3-00-053509-3 , pp. 107 ff .