Lined trench near Ungelstetten
Coordinates: 49 ° 25 ′ 29 ″ N , 11 ° 16 ′ 11 ″ E
The Fed Graben is the remnant of a canal project that was undertaken in the Middle Ages and then discontinued in the Nuremberg Reichswald . It is located about 2 kilometers northwest of the Winkelhaid district of Ungelstetten and about 1 kilometer east of the Nürnberg district of Netzstall . The property is listed as a ground monument D-5-6533-0133.
history
The trades of leather workers , dyers , washers and butchers had a high water consumption in the medieval imperial city of Nuremberg , which is why the Fischbach , which previously flowed into the Pegnitz above the city , was diverted to the Lorenzer part of Nuremberg . However, its water flow was insufficient, which is why Andres Pfintzing, Ulrich Haller and Albrecht Ebner began planning in 1388 how the Röthenbach could be diverted into the Fischbach.
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However, the execution was a long time coming. It was only in 1423 and 1425 that Hans Velber, a master builder from Ulm, began to work. He created a piece of canal about one and a half kilometers long that began near the Röthenbach and ran in an almost straight line to the west. At the latest during the First Margrave War in 1449 this work was probably stopped.
In 1480, the city council of Nuremberg made another attempt to "jump the Röttenpach into the stat". An expert opinion that examined three route variants determined a necessary incision of 31 shoes (about 10 meters) for the shortest route, but an incision of only 13 shoes (about 4.4 meters) for the longest. On July 13, 1482, the council decided to discontinue the project because the costs seemed too high and the risks too great:
“Even though the water-friendly Werck people found that this would be possible, the council did not seem to be able to carry out the project because too much water would be lost in the sand and damage would also result to the residents. In addition, the project would cost such a cost that the benefit of it would be immeasurable.
In 1585 the council came back to the old Röthenbach project. This time, when weighing up the advantages and disadvantages, the decisive factor was that a thirty-foot (approximately 9-meter) high dam should have been built in the deeply cut Röthenbach valley. The dam would have dammed a lake that would have reached as far as Ungelstetten. This time the project was finally filed.
Traces of the discontinued project can still be found in the landscape today. In addition to the earthen walls, the depression in the canal itself can also be seen, which sometimes carries water. The A3 motorway is interrupted today.
location
Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap
The trench was supposed to connect the Röthenbach with the sources of the Fischbach as quickly as possible. The variants elaborated in 1480 cannot be easily understood in the area today, since the locations for the related topographical names can no longer be clearly localized. Because the construction was never completed, parts of the planned course are unclear.
The section that was built is shown on the historical map of the BayernAtlas and can still be seen in parts today. The further route from the western end of the existing section of the canal to the source of the Fischbach should obviously have crossed the Ludergraben .
Naming
The Fed Graben got its name from its clay lining , which was supposed to prevent the water filling from seeping away .
Access
The moat is freely accessible all year round. It can best be reached via the Rotpunkt hiking trail starting from the connecting road from Ungelstetten to Brunn .
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Location in the BayernAtlas (accessed on June 8, 2015)
- ↑ Ground monument D-5-6533-0133
- ↑ a b The "Fed ditch" in the Lorenzer Reichswald, Hermann Rusam. In: Nürnberger Zeitung. October 28, 2008 (Retrieved June 8, 2015).
- ↑ Lined ditch in the Bavaria Atlas historical map
- ↑ Hiking trail: Gottfried-Stammler-Weg