Riedenburger Schambachtal
The Riedenburger Schambachtal is a right side valley of the Altmühl .
The origin of the eponymous Schambach lies in Schamhaupten (Georgenbrünnerl), from there it first flows east, then north and after a distance of 16 kilometers opposite Riedenburg it flows into the Main-Danube Canal , before it is built into the Altmühl. The stream initially flows through the villages of Schamhaupten, Sandersdorf , Neuenhinzenhausen , Sollern and Altmannstein on an eastward course , then takes a left turn and then flows north from Hexenagger through Schambach and to Riedenburg.
The idyllically situated parish village of Schambach with its baroque pilgrimage church "Mariä Visitation" belongs to the diocese of Regensburg and is looked after by the priest of Prunn . According to the 2001 Regensburg Schematism , the Schambach parish has 653 Catholics and 67 non-Catholics. Politically, the place belongs to the city of Riedenburg. The stately former vicarage has arcades on three sides in the inner courtyard that are reminiscent of southern models. A Schwibbogen spans from the rectory to the church.
There were once numerous mills along the river, of which only a few are still in use today, including the Neumühle, a sawmill, and the witch digger, a weapon, blacksmith and hammer smithy .
On the right steep slope of the Schambach valley above the Leistmühle there was a striking rock formation, the so-called boletus , in the middle of mixed forest and woodland until 2007 . It got its mushroom shape through erosion of the different rock strengths. Because the cap of the boletus , which weighs around 60 tons , threatened to fall into the depths, the rock was blown up on July 16, 2007. In the rock garden there is the Kreutberglöwe , a rock with a lion-like shape.
The scenic valley with its natural sections, with dolomite rocks, dry grass and juniper heaths , also with the 30 hectare protected area of the Kreutberg near Altmannstein, with wet meadows and alluvial forests, has been opened up for a few years by a cycle path on an abandoned railway line from Altmannstein downstream ".
The water quality class is II (moderately polluted), the water is mostly crystal clear and heavily calcareous. This favors abundant plant growth in summer. The valley offers rich vegetation, e.g. B. the white-flowered wood anemone and blue-flowered liverwort , lungwort and spring peas with violet flowers, blue forest violets and yellow gold nettles , ringelkraut and woodruff with greenish or white, rather inconspicuous flowers, even the red and white forest birds , which are rare native orchids include the forest hyacinth and the brown rootwort . Other plants of Schambach valley are Pasque , the spring cinquefoil with very hairy stems and particularly dry locations can be found the rare mountain alyssum with its yellow flowers in dense clusters, which Whitlow , the Speedwell and the Täschelkraut .
The fauna also has special features. In birds, you meet the reed warbler , the bearded tit , the kingfisher , the snipe , the oriole , the Whinchat , the red-backed shrike , the white stork , the marsh harrier , the red and black Milan next buzzards , kestrels , herons , pheasants , partridges , Blässrallen and the lapwing . In the case of mammals, in addition to deer and hares, etc. a. Fox, badger, weasel, polecat, hive and garden dormouse and muskrat by the water . Exceptions in some areas are exotic species such as mouflons and fallow deer that have been released and become native .
Branching off from the Altmühltal-Panoramaweg , the loop path 24 “Schambachtal-Wanderweg” leads from Riedenburg to Altmannstein and back (length: 23 km). In 2008 the Schambachtal cycle path was opened on the former route of the Ingolstadt – Riedenburg railway line (length: 42 km), which actually only runs in the Schambachtal between Sandersdorf and Riedenburg.
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Coordinates: 48 ° 54 ′ 50 " N , 11 ° 35 ′ 39" E