Kelsbach (Old Danube)
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Kelsbach Kels |
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 The Kelsbach in Ettling |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | EN : 1354 | |
| location | Bavaria (Germany) | |
| River system | Danube | |
| Drain over | Old Danube → Danube → Black Sea | |
| source |
Kelsbach spring in Ettling 48 ° 49 ′ 9 ″ N , 11 ° 39 ′ 32 ″ E |
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| Source height | 360 m above sea level NN (at the Kelsbach spring) | |
| Spring discharge |
MQ |
160 l / s |
| muzzle | in Pförring in an old arm of the Danube Coordinates: 48 ° 48 '26 " N , 11 ° 41' 24" E 48 ° 48 '26 " N , 11 ° 41' 24" E |
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| Mouth height | 350 m above sea level NN | |
| Height difference | 10 m | |
| Bottom slope | 0.68 ‰ | |
| length | 14.8 km | |
The Kelsbach or the Kels is a left tributary of the Old Danube in Markt Pförring in the Eichstätt district , which then flows into the Danube from the left after a fairly long tributary to the stream in the neighboring Kelheim district .
geography
Upper Kelsbach
The Kelsbach actually rises north-west of Kasing , flows through the towns of Oberdolling and Unterdolling and seeps away at Hagenstetten , about 2.5 km from Ettling. In summer the Kelsbach seeps away completely underground, but in winter the runoff can be so high that the creek reaches Ettling above ground.
Kelsbach spring
The seeping water of the upper Kelsbach emerges from the Kelsbach spring at the western end of Ettling in a spring pot. This could be determined with the help of contrast water tests. A connection between the Kelsbach spring and a sinkhole 14 km away in the Köschinger Forest was also proven. The Kelsbach spring pours out an average of 160 liters of bluish shimmering spring water per second. Further sources emerge in a pond in the center of the village . The proximity of the source to the Danube and to the transition to Pförring mentioned in the Nibelungenlied allows the conclusion that the Kelsbach spring is the "beautiful fountain" mentioned in the Nibelungenlied. In it, Hagen meets the water mermaids and forces them to announce the future.
Lower Kelsbach
After leaving Ettling, the Kelsbach flows around an island on which Ettling Castle used to stand. The Kelsbach operated seven mills on the route to Pförring. For the Bachmühle near Ettling, an old water law still exists today to divert up to 150 liters of water per second for energy generation. In Pförring the Kelsbach flows into an oxbow lake of the Danube .
The Romans named the nearby fort Celeusum after the Kelsbach .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Google Earth
- ↑ Kels: Name meaning and origin