Gessenbach (White Elster)

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Gessenbach
The wooden bridge Drachenschwanz over the Gessental in the new landscape of Ronneburg

The wooden bridge Drachenschwanz over the Gessental
in the new landscape of Ronneburg

Data
location District of Greiz , Thuringia ( Germany )
River system Elbe
Drain over White Elster  → Saale  → Elbe  → North Sea
Headwaters near Ronneburg - Raitzhain
50 ° 52 ′ 12 ″  N , 12 ° 12 ′ 55 ″  E
Source height 305  m above sea level NN
muzzle in Gera in the White Elster Coordinates: 50 ° 51 ′ 48 ″  N , 12 ° 4 ′ 45 ″  E 50 ° 51 ′ 48 ″  N , 12 ° 4 ′ 45 ″  E
Mouth height 230  m above sea level NN
Height difference 75 m

Right tributaries Lammsbach, Zaufensgraben
Gessenbach / Mühlgraben crossing bridge under construction
Gessenbach between Ronneburg and Collis with red discoloration from iron

The Gessenbach is an eastern and orographically right-hand tributary of the White Elster in the Greiz district in Thuringia . The Gessental is named after him .

course

The Gessenbach rises northeast of Raitzhain , an eastern district of Ronneburg . Its source lies in the triangle between the federal highway 4 (with junction Ronneburg ) in the north, the federal highway 7 in the southeast and the railway line Meuselwitz-Ronneburg in the west - in a grove 295  m above sea level. NN .

Initially the Gessenbach flows through Raitzhain and shortly afterwards through the core town of Ronneburg, from where it forms the Gessental (see below ). There it crosses under the 79 m long Gessental bridge of the Gößnitz – Gera railway line and the 225 m long pedestrian bridge Drachenschwanz and then passes the Ronneburg district of Grobsdorf north of the valley .

Then the Gessenbach reaches - with another crossing under the railway line - at about 230  m above sea level. NN the urban area of Gera to run along the railway line through the Gera districts of Collis and Pforten .

The Gessenbach then reaches the Geraer Mühlgraben , an inner-city side canal of the White Elster in the area of ​​the former Gera-Süd freight station , which it crosses on a trough bridge  ( ); two overflows there feed the moat. Finally it flows - tunneling under the connection of the Elsterdamm ( B 2 ) to the city ​​ring south-east ( B 92 ) - to the Weisse Elster. His mouth is just 100 meters north of on the White Elster leading bridge in the southeast of the city ring Southeast subsequent Vogt highway .

Gessental

General

Until 1968 the Gößnitz – Gera railway ran through the Gessental. The route was then moved north and partially covered with overburden from the SDAG Wismut mining operations .

The eastern end of the Gessental, which has been badly damaged by uranium ore mining, is today included in the New Ronneburg Landscape , which was part of the 2007 Federal Horticultural Show . The wooden bridge Drachenschwanz leads over the Badergraben , which reaches the Gessental from the city center of Ronneburg and flows into the Gessenbach immediately west of the New Ronneburg Landscape . In the course of the redevelopment of the uranium ore mining area, the stream, which was largely piped in the Wismut times, was exposed and renatured .

Also in the lower part of the Gessental a new stream bed was built for the Gessenbach. This happened in connection with the construction of tram line 1 from Gera- Zwötzen to Gera- Untermhaus and the Buga in 2007 .

Gessental cycle path

The 8 km long Gessental Cycle Path was created between Gera and Ronneburg as part of the BUGA 2007 as part of the Thuringian city chain .

pollution

Scientists at the University of Jena have shown that near the banks of the Ronneburg stream, up to a meter deep, there are increased concentrations of heavy metals such as uranium in the soil.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. Frank Kalla / April 13, 2010 / OTZ