Krugelsbach

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Krugelsbach
Data
location Wunsiedel , district of Wunsiedel in the Fichtelgebirge , Bavaria
River system Elbe
Drain over Röslau  → Eger  → Elbe  → North Sea
source north of Schönbrunn
50 ° 2 ′ 3 ″  N , 11 ° 58 ′ 21 ″  E
muzzle in the Röslau coordinates: 50 ° 2 ′ 3 ″  N , 12 ° 0 ′ 15 ″  E 50 ° 2 ′ 3 ″  N , 12 ° 0 ′ 15 ″  E

Small towns Wunsiedel

The Krugelsbach is a flowing body of water in the urban area of Wunsiedel , district of Wunsiedel in the Fichtelgebirge (northeast Bavaria). The origin of the stream is a pond near the desert of Klausen. It then feeds some fish ponds with its water and flows in the wide valley between the Rosenbühl hill and the Schönbrunn mountain to the water retention basin. In the urban area it then flows underground in a canal to the Kreuzfall and flows into the Röslau , a tributary of the Eger river .

Surname

The name of the creek, which appears in the land register of the six offices in 1499, is not clearly clarified. It is traced back to clay deposits that were present here and that provided the material for jugs.

Economic use

In the Middle Ages, the Krugelsbach filled the city pond, which was used to supply water to the protective castle and city moats during enemy invasions. He also drove the water wheels of the upper and lower burger mills until around 1900.

Flood protection

In the west of the district town of Wunsiedel, the Krugelsbach has been flowing through a flood retention basin since 2012. Due to the morphological terrain, the stream collected large amounts of water during heavy rain or thunderstorms, which then led to flooding in the inner city of Wunsiedel in 1917 and 2002. A dam structure with retention basins and a regulated overflow will prevent the risk of flooding in the future.

literature

  • Dietmar Herrmann, Helmut Süssmann: Fichtel Mountains, Bavarian Vogtland, Steinwald, Bayreuther Land. Lexicon . Ackermannverlag, Hof (Saale) 2000, ISBN 3-929364-18-2 .
  • Ludwig Hacker: History of the city of Wunsiedel. Wunsiedel 1927, p. 203
  • Elisabeth Jäger: Wunsiedel 1163–1560. Wunsiedel 1987, pp. 15, 27, 134, 436