Kothe (Bach)

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Kothe
Kothebach, Kothe river
Data
location Saxony , Germany
River system Elbe
Drain over Spree  → Havel  → Elbe  → North Sea
source at Schönbach
51 ° 2 ′ 42 ″  N , 14 ° 34 ′ 29 ″  E
Source height 388  m above sea level NN
muzzle at Neusalza-Spremberg in the Spree Coordinates: 51 ° 2 '11 "  N , 14 ° 32' 32"  E 51 ° 2 '11 "  N , 14 ° 32' 32"  E
Mouth height approx.  300  m above sea level NN
Height difference approx. 88 m
Bottom slope approx. 25 ‰
length 3.5 km
Communities Schönbach , Neusalza-Spremberg

The Kothe , also called Kothebach or Kothe-Flüsschen, is an approx. 3.5 km long brook, the springs of which lie in the loamy ground moraine area on the edge of the Friedersdorfer Wald on Schönbacher Flur and the one approx. 60 m east of the equestrian house in Neusalza-Spremberg flows into the Spree at today's "senior citizens' residence" . The watercourse of the Kothe had to be laid as a tunnel under the B 96 . The water of the Kothe and its small inlets has repeatedly dammed up to form fish ponds, most of which, however, are in need of rehabilitation as they are largely dry. The Kothe is a relatively clear brook, as hardly any pollutants get into it, so brown trout, brook lamprey and loach find a suitable habitat. In the upper reaches, the slopes are trough-like, in the further course on Neusalza-Spremberger Flur the stream valley is notched. The slopes are clearly asymmetrical, i. H. the south-eastern slope is steep, stony and therefore wooded, while the north-western slope has a smaller angle of inclination and is used for agriculture and grassland use.

The headwaters of the Kothe are largely destroyed by drainage. The stream is dammed in the reed pond.

Location of the Kothe on a map from 1821 to 1822

Flora and fauna

Along the stream itself, however, there are still a few swamp pippau ( Crepis paludosa ), small valerian ( Valeriana dioica ), high cowslip ( Primula elatior ), hairy calf's head ( Chaerophyllum hirsutum ), high valerian ( Valeriana sambucifolia ) and sweet milkweed ( Euphorbia ) . The brook avens ( Geum rivale ), which is rare in the landscape , can only be found as a small population directly on the course of the brook. Opposite-leaved milkweed ( Chrysosplenium oppositifolium ) and black loosestrife ( Lysimachia nemorum ) emphasize the submontane character of the plant cover. As grasses, forest twinks ( Brachypodium silvaticum ) and nodding pearl grass ( Melica nutans ) should be mentioned. Noteworthy is the underwater vegetation that is typical for large parts of the river and has a high degree of coverage. This is mainly made up of the water moss, wavy spade moss ( Scapania undulata ), spring moss ( Fontinalis antipyretica ) and bank moss ( Platyhypnidium riparioides ). The stream is accompanied by acidophilic mosses such as the gooseneck star moss ( Mnium hornum ) and the common basin moss ( Pellia epiphylla ) as well as by the more basiphilic moss species cone-head liverwort ( Conocephalum conicum ) and foxtail moss ( Thamnobryum alopecurum ). Near-natural deciduous forests border the Kothe [mainly Hainmieren - Schwarzerlen -Bachwald (Ass. Stellario nemorum - Alnetum glutinosae ), z. Sometimes with transitions to bog forests ( Betulion pubescentis association )] and extensive spruce forests. Some smaller areas are too wet to form a closed forest and thin peat has been deposited here. Possibly it is the remainder of a mesotrophic-acidic low mountain slope moor. In the lowest section of the stream, the star chickweed ( Stellaria holostea ), together with the hornbeam, indicates the entry into the warmer, colline region.

Some of the animal species that occur are the gray wagtail ( Motacilla cinerea ), the common frog ( Rana temporaria ), the common toad ( Bufo bufo ) and the mountain newt ( Ichthyosaura alpestris ).

Protected area

The area of ​​the Kothe with its near-natural Bachaue is protected as a natural monument due to its closeness to nature and its diverse natural features with occurrence of rare and endangered animal and plant species and its importance for the biotope network .

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