Eleven morning break

The Elfmorgenbruch is part of the lowland of the Kinzig-Murg-Rinne in Karlsruhe . It forms an 89.3 hectare protected landscape area (protected area number 2.12.009).

Location and characteristics

At eleven dawn

The Alte Bach in Elfmorgenbruch

The Elfmorgenbruch is limited to the north by the industrial area Am Storrenacker (with the Elfmorgenbruch city bus stop) and to the south by an extensive commercial area with a shopping center. In the west the Elfmorgenbruchstrasse forms the border, in the southeast the area is intersected by the federal highway 5 . It is traversed in the south by the Pfinzspülkanal and in the north by the Alte Bach and the Tiefentalgraben ; Pfinzspülkanal and Tiefentalgraben are fed by the Pfinz .

As a relatively isolated area, the Elfmorgenbruch has less biodiversity than comparable biotopes such as the Weingartener Moor . The originally natural quarry forest has been greatly changed by afforestation with poplars and alders . However, there are still some old oak trees left. The recreational value of the landscape protection area is impaired by the nearby federal motorway, Elfmorgenbruchstrasse and the surrounding industrial and commercial areas, in particular by traffic noise and heavy littering .

Wind Throw has laid down a relatively large number of hybrid poplars in recent times; the replacement planting was done with alder trees.

In the north of the Elfmorgenbruch, the Karlsruhe-Nord motorway junction was opened in 2007, from which the controversial north bypass to the planned second Rhine bridge is being planned.

Toponymy and History

The former residence town of Durlach (today a district of Karlsruhe) dedicated an area of eleven Baden acres of meadows in the 16th century (one Baden morning equals around 36 ares) to targeted duck fishing. The name of the part of the landscape is derived from this size specification. In 1585, Margrave Ernst Friedrich von Baden-Durlach had the existing duck trapping facility ( Entenkoy ) rebuilt by the residents of Rintheim (now a district of Karlsruhe) in slave labor; he also hired a duck catcher from the Netherlands . Duck fishing continued until 1867. The fishing facility had a square lake about one hectare in size and three tentacles. One of the tentacles was restored for the 2014 Open Monument Day .

In the 1960s, the break area was to give way to an industrial area; However, this could be prevented with the help of civic engagement. On December 12, 1980, it was designated as a landscape protection area. Protection had been in place since 1962.