Mühlenau (Pinnau)

Mühlenau Rellau
The Mühlenau in Pinneberg in winter 2008
Data
Water code	DE : 59744
location	Pinneberg district , Schleswig-Holstein , Germany
River system	Elbe
Drain over	Pinnau  → Elbe  → North Sea
origin	Confluence of several ditches at Holmmoor 53 ° 42 ′ 43 ″  N , 9 ° 56 ′ 20 ″  E
Source height	21.5  m above sea level NHN
muzzle	in Pinneberg on river km 18.6 in the Pinnau coordinates: 53 ° 39 '37 "  N , 9 ° 47' 0"  E 53 ° 39 '37 "  N , 9 ° 47' 0"  E
Mouth height	2  m above sea level NHN
Height difference	19.5 m
Catchment area	129 km²
Left tributaries	Moorbek (Mühlenau) , Rugenwedelsau , Düpenau
Right tributaries	Beck
Medium-sized cities	Pinneberg
The Mühlenau in Pinneberg, 1200 m before the confluence with the Pinnau

The Mühlenau (also: Rellau or Rellingbeck) is a stream and later a smaller river in Schleswig-Holstein .

description

The Mühlenau arises on the eastern edge of the Holmmoor ( belonging to the city of Quickborn ), directly on the Autobahn 7 , from several ditches. In the meadow and pasture area between Norderstedt and Hasloh it then takes on the wider Moorbek from the left . In the further course it crosses Bönningstedt and Ellerbek as well as Rellingen , which is why it is also called Rellau there.

To the south of Rellingen, the Mühlenau forms the border to Pinneberg in parts . This is where the Düpenau flows towards the Pinneberger area . Finally, the Mühlenau flows into the Pinnau in the west of Pinneberg .

Shortly before its mouth, the Mühlenau was dammed for centuries until 1924 in order to preserve a mill pond. There was a water mill at its drain, which was later called a peasant mill.