Grenzebach (Schwalm)

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Grenzebach
The Grenzebach between the Upper and Lower Limits Bach at the height of the Wichtelloch

The Grenzebach between the Upper and Lower Limits Bach at the height of the Wichtelloch

Data
Water code DE : 4288334
location Osthessisches Bergland , Schwalm-Eder-Kreis , Hesse , Germany
River system Weser
Drain over Schwalm  → Eder  → Fulda  → Weser  → North Sea
source near Seigertshausen in the Knüll Mountains
50 ° 55 ′ 14 ″  N , 9 ° 23 ′ 31 ″  E
Source height approx.  508  m above sea level NN 
muzzle at Ziegenhain in the Schwalm Coordinates: 50 ° 54 '37 "  N , 9 ° 14' 44"  E 50 ° 54 '37 "  N , 9 ° 14' 44"  E
Mouth height approx.  210  m above sea level NN 
Height difference approx. 298 m
Bottom slope approx. 22 ‰
length 13.3 km 
Catchment area 18.945 km² 
Drain  MQ
135 m³ / s
Left tributaries small ditches and rivulets
Right tributaries small ditches and rivulets
The Grenzebach on the Schützenwaldweg in Nieder Grenzebach

The Grenzebach on the Schützenwaldweg in Nieder Grenzebach

The Grenzebach is an approximately 13.3 km long, right-hand or northeastern tributary of the Schwalm in the East Hessian Bergland in the north Hessian Schwalm-Eder district and belongs to the river system and catchment area of ​​the Weser .

Course and catchment area

The Grenzebach rises in the East Hessian mountainous region in the Knüll Mountains . Its source is in the Hochknüll about 2.5 km northeast of the Neukirchen district of Seigertshausen , about 2.1 km west-northwest of the Knüllköpfchen ( 633.8  m above sea  level ) or about 500 m south of the Bärberg ( 554.2  m above sea level ) at about 508  m above sea level NN .

The gnome hole on the Grenzebach

Initially, the Grenzebach, which runs mainly in the direction of the west-south-west, flows south-west through the Knüllgebirge, where it runs a little below its origin through the Neukirchen village of Seigertshausen. It then flows westwards along the state road  3155 to and through the Frielendorfer village of Oberlimitebach , and then to the southwest along the county road  126 to and through the Schwalmstadt village of Niederlimitebach . The Grenzebach has created a steep impact slope in a tertiary lava flow between the Oberbegrenzebach and the Ruch-Mühle . Inside is the Wichtelsloch, a cave. This is originally a gap in the lava flow created by a strain. At the exit of Nieder Grenzebach in the direction of Schönborn , the Grenzebach valley is shaped like a gorge. This is due to the crossing of another tertiary lava flow, which flowed from the boiler, east of Niederlimitebach, towards the northwest. After this, the stream is bridged by the federal highway 454 , among other things .

Then the Grenzebach runs immediately southeast of the Schwalmstadt district of Ziegenhain , after crossing a small canal and after overcoming an altitude difference of around 298 m to around 210  m above sea level. NN on the Hohwiese to flow into the Eder tributary Schwalm , which comes from the southeast and kinks to the southwest .

The catchment area of the Grenzbach covers 18.945 km².

Web links

Commons : Grenzebach  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
  2. a b c d e Water map service of the Hessian Ministry for the Environment, Climate Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection ( information )
  3. JH Schwalm : Excavations in the Wichtelsloch near Ober Grenzebach. Schulchronik Oberbegrenzebach 1933. Reprinted in: Schwälmer Heimatbund eV (Ed.): Schwälmer Jahrbuch 2007, pp. 154–156
  4. F. Schmidt-Döhl : The Hessian Bergland - The emergence of a landscape . Shaker Media, Aachen 2012, ISBN 978-3-86858-891-0 .
  5. M. Blanckenhorn : Explanations of the geological map of Prussia and neighboring German countries, delivery 261, sheet Ziegenhain, grading department 68, sheet 6 . Berlin, Prussian Geological State Institute, 1926