Powder willows
The powder pastures in Halle (Saale) , since 1994 protected landscape elements (GLB) and part of the landscape conservation area Saaletal (LSG0034HAL) form with an area of 10.9 ha the southern part of the so-called powder Willow Island (also Saline Island), an Inland Island - enclosed of the ship's hall in the east and the Elizabeth's hall in the west - to which, in addition to the powder willows, the wood yard and the northern saline peninsula with the Jungfernwiese are included.
history
The powder pastures were first mentioned in 1172 as a mud pond near the Hohe Brücke . In 1225 they were mentioned as pastures between the mud pond and the bridge. Monks of the Neuwerk monastery built a mill here in 1172, which, however, had to be demolished again in 1225 by resolution of the Halle council. The area then passed into municipal ownership. At the beginning of the 16th century a powder mill was built, from which the island part got its name. The mill was destroyed several times by explosions, lightning strikes and the effects of war during the Thirty Years War , so that it was not rebuilt after another fire in 1706.
Not far from this point, a small tavern was built, which was frequented in particular by students who also bathed here in the hall. In 1793 a larger tavern, the “Goldene Egge”, was opened, again a popular meeting point for Halle students and the population. In 1918 the now dilapidated house was demolished.
In October 1806 Halle was conquered by the French from the Hohe Brücke and the first bitter battles took place on the powder pastures. After the liberation wars , members of the fraternity movement met here for meetings and discussions. The writer Arnold Ruge , a member of the Halle fraternity, reported about it in his autobiography "From earlier times". In the revolutionary year of 1848 , on March 26th, the first large public assembly took place in the open air on the powder pastures.
After the revolutionary events, the powder pastures developed into a popular excursion destination and a place of relaxation and entertainment for the people of Halle. Several bathing establishments were established by the end of the 19th century.
Around 1820 the dense and strong undergrowth was cleared and meadows were laid for haymaking. However, since the powder willows were still largely a thicket of willow and bush, the Hallische Beautification Association had the area designed like a park between 1895 and 1897. In 1901 a ring pond was created around the centrally located Pfaueninsel as an ice rink.
The dam was raised across the powder pastures for the port railway in 1892/94. To the east of the powder pastures, the municipal gas station was built in 1891 and the municipal power station in 1900/1901, both located at the wood yard.
Today's meaning and use
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The powder pastures are listed in the monument register of the city of Halle as a park under registration number 094 86791. Like the other, protected as cultural monuments parks of Saaleaue how the Gimritzer Park, Würfelwiese or Amtsgarten , have the powder pastures over a rich collection of domestic as of foreign, eg. Sometimes also less woody trees and fauna worth protecting .
Extensive renaturation measures have been carried out since the 1990s , for example the rehabilitation of the silted-up pond so that rare animal and plant species have settled here again. Extensive plantings of woody trees typical of alluvial forests were also carried out.
In addition, the powder pastures continue to serve as a recreational area for the population. However, catering facilities no longer exist. The allotment garden association “Pulverweiden eV” has been located north-west of the ring pond, at the Elisabethsaale. In addition to small unpaved forest paths, there is also an asphalt footpath and bike path from the powder willow weir to the port railway bridge.
The powder willow weir , which opens up access to the powder willows from the west via the Elisabethsaale, was built in 1986 and has the task of retaining and regulating flood discharge.
The Hafenbahn route, a tourist footpath and bike path that leads from the main train station to the Sophienhafen , runs through the powder pastures area . In the northern part of the powder pastures, between Holzplatz and Elisabethsaale, the “Park of Thanks, Remembering and Hope” was created in 2008, which is dedicated to organ donors and recipients.
literature
- K. Billwitz, S. Bräutigam, J. Buschendorf u. a .: The Saale Valley in Halle - past and present . (= Nature and environment). Edited by City Council Halle (Saale), 1982, without ISBN. Pp. 11-12.
- Siegmar von Schultze-Galléra : Topography or history of houses and streets in the city of Halle ad Saale. Second volume, first half: Suburbs and urban extensions Southern semicircle. Verlag Wilhelm Hendrichs, Halle 1921, reprint , Verlag Rockstuhl , Bad Langensalza 2018, ISBN 978-3-95966-306-9 , pp. 30–33.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Landscape framework plan for the independent city of Halle (Saale): Protected landscape components. Retrieved May 18, 2019 .
- ^ Peißnitzhaus eV: The powder willow island . Retrieved May 19, 2019 .
- ^ WSA Magdeburg: powder willow weir. Retrieved May 18, 2019 .