Deilbach

	Deilbach
	Confluence of the Deilbach (left) and Hardenberger Bach (also Mühl-Bach , right) in Langenberg (seen from the bridge in the direction of "Froweinplatz")
	Data
Water code	DE : 27696
location	Germany North Rhine-Westphalia Wuppertal; Mettmann district; Ennepe-Ruhr district; eat ; ;
River system	Rhine
Drain over	Ruhr → Rhine → North Sea
source	north of Wuppertal - Barmen bei Einern ; 51 ° 18 ′ 8 ″ N , 7 ° 12 ′ 48 ″ E
Source height	304 m above sea level NHN
muzzle	near Essen - Kupferdreh in the Ruhr dammed up to the Baldeneysee Coordinates: 51 ° 23 '26 " N , 7 ° 4' 31" E 51 ° 23 '26 " N , 7 ° 4' 31" E;
Mouth height	54 m above sea level NHN
Height difference	250 m
Bottom slope	12 ‰
length	20.8 km
Catchment area	109.545 km²
Left tributaries	Asbach , Böckenbach , Bösenbach , Brakenbach , Brüggenbach , Diergartenbach , Dronsberger Bach , Eickelbach , Fettenberger Bach , Hardenberger Bach , Kahlenbach , Wewersbeek , Wiesentalbach , Windrather Bach , Wollbruchsbach
Right tributaries	Felderbach , Heier mountain stream , Nierenhofer Bach , Reitwegbach , Sonneneckgraben
Big cities	Wuppertal , Essen
Medium-sized cities	Velbert , Hattingen
	The Deilbachhammer in Essen-Kupferdreh

The Deilbach is an almost twenty-one kilometer long left-hand tributary of the Ruhr in North Rhine-Westphalia .

etymology

Attempts to find the origin of the name for the Deilbach, formerly also called Deile or Deele, are Thidelda , Tithelda . (Reference to a possible Germanic settler, which is not documented anywhere). Another interpretation refers to “Teilbach”, from (the land) to divide. The Deilbach also formed always been the boundary between different dominions, such as between the rule Hardenberg as part of the Duchy of Berg and later Märkisch -dominated field of Werden Abbey . Before that, in the early Middle Ages , he was in the middle of the border area between the dominions of the Franks and the Saxons . Another, not unlikely, origin is the expression Didele (“Dideln” = restless), as a reference to the numerous meandering turns of the brook and the frequently changing water levels, which made it difficult to use.

geography

The Deilbach rises north of the Wuppertal district of Barmen bei Einern at 301 m above sea level. NHN on the watershed of Wupper and Ruhr and flows after 21 kilometers at Essen-Kupferdreh at 51 m above sea level. NHN in the Ruhr.

In Langenberg is Deilbach and unite Hard Berger Bach (of Neviges coming and in Langenberg best known as "Mühl-Bach") and limit where the old town with 136 listed buildings of fine half-timbered and facades Slate . Between Langenberg and Nierenhof it flows from the right Felderbach (from the Felderbachtal Coming) to and in Nierenhof, also from the right, Heier mountain stream (from the Wodantal). The Deilbach also flows through the town of Dilldorf , today part of Essen-Kupferdreh.

Until 1864 the Deilbach flowed into the Ruhr "at the Kupperdrehe" in Essen-Kupferdreh. The estuary was expanded to the port, where coal and ore were handled. Due to the construction of the Phönixhütte at this point, the mouth was moved about 200 meters to the north, where it is still located today on Lake Baldeney. The swampy old harbor sank in the floods of the Baldeneysee when it was dammed in 1930.

The Deilbach also forms a language border in the Langenberg area , the Deilbach- Issel line ( unit plural line ), which, as part of the Benrath line, separates the Lower Franconian from the Westphalian . This is particularly evident in the pronunciation of certain words. The word “Fahrrad” (next to older Fiets ) is pronounced west of the Deilbach with the stressed, long vowel a; in the east, in other words in Westphalian, the word “bicycle” is pronounced like “Farrat”. The time adverb "now" is pronounced in the west as "jezz", in the east it starts with "g", ie "geez". Also striking is the pronunciation of "r", which is largely not pronounced at all, but is pronounced with an implied "a": "Do-atmund" instead of "Dortmund"; "Paddabo-an" instead of "Paderborn".

natural reserve

The upper reaches of the Deilbach is designated as a 154 hectare nature reserve. The protection took place

for the preservation and development of the existing biotope complexes as a refuge and regeneration area for the animal and plant species of the Niederberg river valleys

for the maintenance and restoration of a near-natural flowing water system with numerous near-natural springs , spring brooks, streams and a species-rich river fauna

for the preservation and restoration of the alder forests and woods along the river banks

for obtaining the structural diversity of the branched valleys of the accompanying lean , damp and wet grassland with flooding areas, source, Hochstauden- and Mädesüßfluren , moist, Sumpfdotterblumen meadows , sedge , wet fallow and still waters as amphibians spawning grounds

for the preservation and restoration of the oak , beech and beech high forests with a high proportion of old and dead wood as well as smaller coppices

of regional studies and geological reasons, and because of the special nature of a large area preserved down bergischen cultural landscape with old mill site , mill pond, mill ditches, Flößgräben (Bruges Bach, Winter Berger Bach), historical path connections, sunken remnants and old Landwehr lines

to preserve the naturally meandering stream

to maintain the wet grassland

because of the near-natural greening

for the preservation of native woody plants

for the preservation of habitats and communities of rare and endangered animal and plant species

because of the occurrence of kingfisher , dipper and gray wagtail

because of its scenic beauty

Hydropower

The water of the Deilbach has always been used to drive mills ( Deiler Mühle ). Early industrial plants such as the Deiler Koperhut around 1550 (later Deiler Kupferhammer ) and the Deilbachhammer (Eisenhammer) around 1650, as well as the first railway company on German soil, the "Deilthaler Railway", later part of the Prinz Wilhelm Railway Company , do this Deilbachteil near Kupferdreh is the cradle of industry in the southern Ruhr area. The railway line through the Deilbachtal has been in continuous operation since 1830 (until 1844 as a narrow-gauge / horse-drawn railway). Today the trains of the S-Bahn line 9 from Wuppertal to Haltern run here .

Today, the entire ensemble forms the Deilbachtal museum landscape of the Ruhr Museum and is part of both the Essen Monument Trail and the Route of Industrial Culture .

Web links

Commons : Deilbach - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Nature reserve "Deilbachtal (Hattinger Teil - EN-013)" in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia

Nature reserve "Deilbachtal (Wuppertaler Teil - W-018)" in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia

Nature reserve "Deilbachtal (VelberterTeil - ME-010)" in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia

Entry on the industrial cultural landscape of Deilbachtal in Kupferdreh in the " KuLaDig " database of the Rhineland Regional Association
Essen - Deilbachtal cultural landscape on guenter-pilger.de (private website)
docplayer.org (The Deilbachtal is a historical cultural landscape area and monument area in accordance with the Monument Protection Act NW. Rising in the Bergisches Land near Einern , it flows from the Wuppertal mountain ranges in a westward direction past Langenberg, brushes Kidneyhof, flows after a longer rural section through Kupferdreh, is in this place mostly canalised underground and flows into the Ruhr after a total length of about 21 kilometers. The Deilbach is known for its wide catchment area with the numerous flowing streams.)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b German basic map 1: 5000

↑ ^a ^b Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW

↑ Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 5, 2011@1@ 2

^ Wilhelm Ophüls: Alt-Langenberg, a home book. HG Tosch Verlag, Essen 1931, p. 66.

^ Wilhelm Ophüls: Alt-Langenberg, a home book. HG Tosch Verlag, Essen 1931, p. 49.

^ "Unsteady brook" , at LVR

[DGK5-1] German basic map 1: 5000

[TIM-2] Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW