Green pot
| Green pot | ||||
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 Green pot |
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| location | ||||
| Country or region | District of Eichstätt , Upper Bavaria ( Bavaria ) | |||
| Coordinates | 48 ° 57 ′ 35 " N , 11 ° 24 ′ 8" E | |||
| height | 390 m above sea level NHN | |||
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| geology | ||||
| Mountains | Franconian Alb | |||
| Source type | Karst spring | |||
| Exit type | Source pot | |||
| Hydrology | ||||
| River system | Danube | |||
| Receiving waters | Altmühl → Danube → Black Sea | |||
| Bulk | 140 l / s | |||
Coordinates: 48 ° 57 ′ 35 ″ N , 11 ° 24 ′ 8 ″ E
The green pot or green pot is a karst spring near Kipfenberg in the Franconian Alb .
location
The green pot is located on the northern outskirts of the settlement part of Grösdorf to the right of the Altmühl , which has grown together with Kipfenberg. The karst spring rises at about 390 m above sea level at the foot of a rock on the lower slope of the valley . NN and drives a historic wooden mill wheel. The flowing stream flows into the Altmühl after less than 300 meters.
Data
The spring pot has a diameter of about 6 meters and shimmers slightly green. The karst spring has an average discharge of 140 liters per second and is directly connected to a sinkhole near Denkendorf . In contrast water tests, which were carried out in 1958 in Denkendorf, 5 km away, traces of the test salts were found in the water of the green pot a few hours later.
Geotope
The karst spring has been designated as an important geotope (geotope number: 172R014) and natural monument by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment .
history
In 1631 there were three mills by the stream that drained from the green pot. The upper mill directly at the source pot still served as a glass grinding shop in the 20th century . The Mittelmühle building still stands today. The water mill was at the mouth of the stream in the Altmühl. In 1920 wood wool and wooden boxes were still produced there. The mill was not shut down until 1928 when the Altmühl regulation was introduced. The buildings of the old water mill and the art mill built next to it, which was in operation until 1956, can still be seen today. A wayside shrine from 1622 in front of the former home of the painter Carl Otto Müller reminds of the former water miller .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Bavarian State Office for the Environment, Geotope Karstquelle "Grüner Topf" SE von Grösdorf (accessed on October 19, 2017).
