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Blind Red
Adelmannsfelder Rot
The Blinde Rot runs in the opposite direction to the Bühler in the Ellwang Mountains

The Blinde Rot runs in the opposite direction to the Bühler in the Ellwang Mountains

Data
Water code DE : 238632
location Swabian-Franconian forest mountains

Baden-Württemberg

River system Rhine
Drain over Kocher  → Neckar  → Rhine  → North Sea
source at Frankenhardt- Hirschhof
49 ° 3 ′ 21 ″  N , 9 ° 59 ′ 22 ″  E
Source height approx.  503  m
muzzle at Abtsgmünd- Schäufele coordinates: 48 ° 54 '15 "  N , 9 ° 59' 16"  E 48 ° 54 '15 "  N , 9 ° 59' 16"  E
Mouth height approx.  363  m
Height difference approx. 140 m
Bottom slope approx. 5 ‰
length 28.2 km
Catchment area 60.7 km²
Flowing lakes Fleckenbachsee , Betzenweiher
at the tributary: Treibsee

The Blinde Rot , also called Adelmannsfelder Rot , is a river in the Ellwanger Mountains in northern Baden-Württemberg, which rises in the area of ​​the municipality of Frankenhardt and on which the municipality of Abtsgmünd flows into the Kocher from the right .

geography

The Blinde Rot rises on the silica sandstone plateau on the northern foothills of the Ellwang Mountains near Hirschhof , soon flows through the Fleckenbachsee and then runs in valley and meadow meanders to the south, to turn abruptly to the west about 2 km before its mouth in front of the Hornberg then to reach the stove at Schäufele .

Blinde Rot in her wooded valley a little above the Dollesbach estuary

Its valley lies over the entire length in the Mittelkeuper . The larger neighboring rivers Bühler and Jagst , which run roughly parallel to the west and east , both flow in opposite directions to the north. Apart from the hamlet of Willa , which is part of Rosenberg, the floodplain is only inhabited by humans at a few mill locations. The valley and the surrounding heights are largely covered by forest, in which small clearing islands are embedded around individual farms and hamlets, some of which at Adelmannsfelden to the west of the valley have grown together to form larger fields and meadows. The very flat Black Jura plateau, which stretches across from Adelmannsfelden to the east of the last third of the valley, is used intensively for agriculture when it is sparsely populated.

Tributaries

The inflows of the Blind Rot include, listed from the source to the mouth:

Surname Length

[km]
Direction of flow		 Mouth
height
[m above sea level NN ] 		Mouth Origin / course
Kohlbach 0.6 right 486 southwest of Frankenhardt -Ipshof from the eastern shepherd , flows into Fleckenbachsee
Kaltenbach (!) 2.2 right 469 after the Betzenweiher near Rosenberg - Betzenhof from the western shepherd
Trout stream 1.9 right 467 between Rosenberg-Betzenhof and -Zollhof from the strut
Höllholzbach 1.1 right 461 opposite Rosenberg-Zollhof flows through the fountain blade
Eisenbach 1.7 Left 458 south of Rosenberg-Zollhof from the iron nail
Kaltenbach (!) 1.2 Left 456 across from Rosenberg-Uhlenhof from the Birkhof
Neumüllerswaldbach 0.8 Left 451 opposite the southern edge of Rosenberg-Ludwigsmühle from the northern Vogelbuck
Vogelklingenbach 1.1 Left 449 below and across from Rosenberg-Ludwigsmühle from the southern Vogelbuck
(Bach through the wolf blade ) 1.3 right 448 approx. 400 m south-southwest of Rosenberg-Ludwigsmühle from the west bend of the K 2628
(Brook through the castle blade ) 0.7 Left 442 southwest of the old castle
Fuchsbach 1.6 Left 439 flows through the fox blade
Dollesbach 2.6 right 438 from the direction of Bühlerzell -Kammerstadt, flows through the Treibsee
Scherrbach 1.6 right 436 from the direction of Spatzenhof
Einsiedelsbach or maybe Einsiedelbach 2.1 Left 435 on the sign at the intersection of 49th latitude and 10th longitude from the direction of Rosenberg- Hohenberg
(Bach through the Höfelesklinge ) 1.0 right 430 approx. 400 m north-northeast of Bühlerzell-Röhmen
Stadelsbach 4.1 Left 425 at the Bühlerzeller Röhmensägmühle from the direction of Rosenberg-Zumholz
Heidenfeldbach 0.8 right 425 east of Bühlerzell-Grafenhof at the sewage treatment plant
(Inflow) 0.5 right 419 south-southeast of Adelmannsfelden -Grafenhof runs past the southern edge of the Grafenhof
Buchweiherbach 0.9 right 417 southeast of Adelmannsfelden -Mittelwald Outflow of the 0.8 hectare beech pond [!] Near Adelmannsfelden-Mittelwald
Waldbach 2.4 Left 415 east of the Adelmannsfelden-Vorderwalder Sommerhalde from the direction of Rosenberg-Hinterbrand
Geissbach 1.9 Left 411 across from Vorderwald along the municipal boundary from Adelmannsfelden to Neuler at a dirt road bridge over the Blinde Rot Headwaters south of Rosenberg-Hütten
Steinboßbächlein 1.1 right 409 east under the forest Steinboss Source on the L 3242, flows for a long time on the northern edge of the Steinboß
(Inflow at the former Herrenmühle ) 0.5 right 408 at the foot of Adelmannsfelden-Ottenhof
(Inflow) 0.6 right 407 between Ottenhof and Adelmannsfelden-Dollishäusle
Klingenbach (!) 1.1 right 405 Bridge on the L 1073 Neuler-Gaishardt - Adelmannsfelden arises in the western area of ​​Adelmannsfelden, runs through Klinge between the village and Dollishäusle in the north
(Inflow) 0.7 right 399 into the mill canal of Adelmannsfelden paper mill is being built south of Mörikestrasse just outside of Adelmannsfelden
Haldenbach 3.0 Left 398 Adelmannsfelden paper mill arises northeast of Gaishardt
Klingenbach (!) 1.3 Left 395 is created below the Neuler-Leinenfirster Teufelskanzel
Mühlholzbach 1.0 Left 395 immediately before Neuler-Burghardsmühle is created below the Neuler-Leinenfirster Teufelskanzel
(Bach vom Krähenbühl ) 1.4 right 394 immediately before Neuler-Burghardsmühle is being built south of Adelmannsfelden am Krähenbühl
(Bach from the Geheuerfeld ) 1.8 right 394 immediately after Neuler-Burghardsmühle arises west of Adelmannsfelden-Metzelgehren in the Geheuerfeld
Fürtlebach 1.2 right 390 400 m south of Neuler-Burghardsmühle arises south of Abtsgmünd-Herrenwald
Hartbach 1.9 Left 389 Headwaters at Neuler-Pfaffenhölzle
Jungholzbach 0.5 right 385
Franzenbach 1.7 right 385 is being built east of Abtsgmünd- Pommertsweiler
Zobelsbach 1.4 Left 383 from the direction of Neuler-Ramsenstrut
Rotwiesenbach 0.6 right 383 from the Gschäl
Fischbach 3.0 right 380 from the eastern slope of the Büchelberger ridge
(Brook from the firewood ) 0.4 Left 380
(Stream through the birch blade ) 0.5 Left 378 Abtsgmünder oil and saw mill from the quarrel
Ölmühlbach 0.6 right 378 Abtsgmünder oil and saw mill from the direction of Abtsgmünd-Wilflingen
Höftbach 1.0 Left 375 from the direction of Neuler-Binderhof
Götzenreutebach 0.5 right 374 from Geigersberg
Geigersbergbach 0.4 Left 374 at the west bend
Buchhaldenbach 0.6 Left 371 from the north-western slope of the Hornberg , flows into a side arm
Forchenwaldbach 0.6 right 368 from Geigersberg , flows into the nature reserve Tal der Blinden Rot
Kotenbach 1.2 right 367 northeast of Abtsgmünd -Schäufele from southeast of Wilflingen

Environment, protected areas

The Blinde Rot runs in an initially very shallow valley basin, which deepens more deeply from around Willa and nowhere does not exceed a width of 150 m. Mostly enclosed on both sides by forest slopes, a small-scale, natural river landscape has been preserved on the valley floor. Meadows and pastures alternate here with wooded areas, including alder trees that have become rare elsewhere; The river meanders through both of them unhindered in natural meanders with steep and flat slopes, accompanied by sandbanks, oxbow lakes and slowly silting pools. This has led to protected areas being designated for almost the entire length:

In the upper reaches of the valley, partly together with the converging side valleys, up to the Grafenhof district of the municipality of Bühlerzell, is designated as a landscape protection area of ​​the Upper Blinde-Rot-Tal . The area formed by ordinance of the Ostalbkreis district office of May 5, 1994 is 358 hectares and is 128 hectares in the Schwäbisch Hall district (protected area number 1.27.077) and 230 hectares in the Ostalb district (protected area number 1.36.057).

Immediately afterwards to the Burghardsmühle below Adelmannsfelden there is the nature reserve Tal der Blinden Rot . It covers 84.5 hectares and was already designated on December 20, 1968 by ordinance of the Aalen district office with the protected area number 1.36.017.

On the last third of the valley, almost to the mouth, there is the nature reserve Tal der Blinden Rot . The area formed by the ordinance of the Stuttgart Regional Council of October 9, 1990 with the number 1,169 is 60.7 hectares in size.

On the left valley slope of the Unterlauf near Bronnen, surrounded by the upper slope forest, lies the approx. 5 hectare large natural monument Birkhof cattle pasture in a clearing .

fauna

The nature reserve Tal der Blinden Rot is a species-rich biotope with a diverse fauna.

28 species of breeding birds have been observed in the valley , including the dipper , the kingfisher , the woodcock and the reed warbler .

The reptiles are represented by the forest lizard and the slow worm.

Of the 7 amphibian species , the fire salamander and the yellow-bellied toad are particularly worth mentioning.

The rare brown trout and the endangered river lamprey live in the water of the Blind Rot , and many butterflies and dragonflies fly over the floodplains of the stream.

flora

Black alder and willows line the banks of the Blinden Rot . On astonishingly wet parts of the valley floor, alder trees stand between open puddles of water in small swamp forests , the native deciduous forests have stayed in drier areas or spruce trees have been planted. The marsh marigold blooms yellow in spring in the damp locations . The globe flower still grows on the extensively managed wet meadows . The spring rush and various types of sedges such as the yellow , panicle , felt and fox sedge can be found in the wetlands . The yellow iris is not missing here either.

Of orchids that come Broad , the meat red and the rare green-winged orchid in the valley before, else the Yellow Eisenhut and the forest-Columbine . In some places butterbur forests stretch along the watercourse .

The glandular balsam is also found here .

Water quality

As of 2004, the Blinde Rot was only slightly contaminated on its entire course from about the inflow of the Geißbach (quality class I-II).

history

In the catchment area, which is more than half covered by forests, forest management used to be predominant, with charcoal burners , resin mills , tar huts and, above all, the extraction of wood. It was processed into sawn timber in sawmills, but was mainly used as firewood, which was rafted down to the valley in the form of logs. Since the water flow in the valley was too low for constant rafting , swell ponds called floating lakes were built here , the dammed water of which was drained for a short period of time, after which the prepared logs were washed down the valley. In the past, a lot of wood from the forests around the Blinde Rot was transported first through the latter itself and then the water-rich cooker down to Schwäbisch Hall , where the saltworks constantly had a large need for firewood. With the construction of the railway, this mode of transport became obsolete; the name of the lake near Kammerstatt on the left tributary Dollesbach still reminds of this technology.

Sights and buildings

  • Fleckenbachsee with the Fleckenbach saw mill
  • Middle course with old river arms, sandstone cliffs and sometimes steep side valleys
  • Jakobus pilgrimage church Hohenberg in Rosenberg , about 3 km east of the river at an altitude of 568 m on the Zeugenberg mountain of the same name, which offers a view far into the country
  • Adelmannsfelden Castle

economy

In the past, water power was used in the Valley of the Blind Red to drive some saw, paper and oil mills. A small sawmill at the Betzenhof has kept from it on the upper reaches , where you can still sometimes see the saw tree cutting logs in an open hut next to the dam road of the Betzenteich. At the Ludwigsmühle below Willa there is a medium-sized wood processing company. Hydropower is still used today at a total of four locations in the valley (Fleckenbachsee, Betzenweiher, paper mill near Adelmannsfelden, Abtsgmünder oil and saw mill).

Importance as a traffic route

Apart from forest roads and a few connecting roads for hamlets and mills in the valley area, which are of little greater importance in terms of traffic, there are hardly any traffic routes along the river. The swampy valley in the upper reaches and the valley gorge in the lower reaches, on the contrary, impede the crossing traffic, so that apart from the L 1060 near Willa and the L 1073 near Adelmannsfelden there are no developed roads of supra-local importance, especially over the deeply sunk lower valley. On the wooded middle course there is a completely pathless and seamless valley section.

See also

Notes and individual references

  1. ↑ Wolf-Dieter Sick : Geographical land survey: The natural space units on sheet 162 Rothenburg o. D. Deaf. Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Bad Godesberg 1962. →  Online map (PDF; 4.7 MB)
  2. ↑ Hansjörg Dongus : Geographical land survey: The natural spatial units on sheet 171 Göppingen. Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Bad Godesberg 1961. →  Online map (PDF; 4.3 MB)
  3. ↑ According to the contour lines of the TK25, see literature.
  4. ↑ Interpolations from two entered river heights above and below the Kocher on the one hand and on the other hand from the contour map of the TK25, see literature, agree well.
  5. ↑ a b LUBW-FG10, see the web links.
  6. ↑ Addition of the areas of the sub-catchment areas according to LUBW-GEZG.
  7. ↑ Read from LUBW-FG10 or TK25 or interpolated there from the contour line image.
  8. ↑ According to TK25, in the database of LUBW-FG10 probably wrongly Einsiedelbach .
  9. ↑ a b LUBW-NSG with the appreciation.
  10. ↑ a b Personal observation around 2005.
  11. ↑ Biological water quality map 1: 350,000 of the State Institute for Environmental Protection Baden-Württemberg (PDF; 11.7 MB)
  12. ↑ For today's use of hydropower see LUBW-WKA.

literature

  • "TK25": Topographic map 1: 25,000 Baden-Württemberg North, single-sheet cut the maps with the numbers 6925 Obersontheim, 6926 Stimpfach, 7025 Sulzbach-Laufen, 7026 Ellwangen-West.
  • Ulrike Kreh: Valley of the Blind Red . In: Reinhard Wolf (ed.): The nature reserves in the Stuttgart administrative region . Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-7995-5173-5 , pp. 679-681.

Web links

Commons : Blinde Rot  - Collection of images, videos and audio files