Marka and Ohe

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The confluence of the Marka and Ohe to the Sater-Ems is shown on the Neuscharrel coat of arms

Marka and Ohe is the common regional term for the two source rivers of the Sagter Ems , also called Sater-Ems or Saterländer Ems .

The source of the Marka (old high German mark - border) is located around 20 kilometers from Cloppenburg between Lindern and Werlte in the Bockholter Dose and today forms the border between the Emsland and the Oldenburger Münsterland at some points along its course . Due to its closeness to nature and the high water quality of the stream, the Markatal is a paradise for flora and fauna. Reeds and reed areas alternate with wet meadows and swamp forests. Fish, amphibians and reptiles are also at home here, as are numerous breeding birds. To the northwest of Neuscharrel , a few hundred meters south of the coastal canal, the Marka and the Ohe flow together to form the Sater-Ems. The confluence of the two rivers is shown on the Neuscharrel coat of arms.

The Ohe (Old High German aha - flowing water) rises in the Emsland a little south of the nature reserve " Oberlauf der Ohe " in the area of ​​the Emsland community Spahnharrenstätte . It flows through the communities of Spahnharrenstätte, Börger , Breddenberg , Esterwegen , Hilkenbrook and Neuscharrel . The Loruper Beeke flows into the Ohe south of the Hümmling community of Esterwegen . The Ohe area is characterized by "gentle" tourism . In the Börger district, part of the Hümmling pilgrimage route leads past the banks of the stream. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the power of the flowing water of the Ohe was used by several mills , such as the no longer existing fulling mill in Börger.

Both rivers are around 35 kilometers long. From the confluence a few hundred meters south of the coastal canal , the Marka and Ohe form the Sagter Ems , which continued into the 19th century a. a. was used as a trading route for peat and flows into the Leda at Barßel .

The Sagter Ems in 1931

The history of the Sa (g) terland is closely connected to the Sagter Ems. Until the 19th century , the Saterland surrounded by moors could only be reached by boat across the Sagter Ems. It was therefore the only way to transport goods and people between the Saterland and the surrounding area. Therefore there was brisk shipping traffic on the river at that time and some shipyards were operated in places like Strücklingen . The Sagter Ems with Marka and Ohe were also a trade route between the North Sea coast and the Westphalian hinterland in the Middle Ages; so in 1457 Groningen secured in a contract with the chiefs of Greetsiel and Esens the unhindered trade to Westphalia in the Sagelderland to Friesoythe .

literature

  • Norbert Fiks: How the Jümme got its name . MaYa E-Book, 2010 ( online document ; PDF: 4.2 MB).

See also

Web links

  • NSG Theikenmeer / Bockholter box . Integrated municipality Werlte. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
  • The pilgrimage . Local action group Hümmling. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
  • The Marka . Fishing club for the district of the Friesoyther Wasseracht eV. February 9, 2010. Retrieved February 3, 2016.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Norbert Fiks: How the Jümme got its name . MaYa E-Book, 2010, p. 4 ( online document ; PDF: 4.2 MB).
  2. ↑ The Marka . Fishing club for the district of the Friesoyther Wasseracht eV. February 9, 2010. Retrieved February 3, 2016.