Rothbach pond
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| Coordinates | 50 ° 51 '24 " N , 13 ° 20' 40" E | ||||||||
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| Construction time: | 1568-1596 | ||||||||
| Height of the barrier structure : | 4.5 m | ||||||||
| Height above valley floor: | 4.7 m | ||||||||
| Height of the structure crown: | 482.8 m above sea level NN | ||||||||
| Crown length: | 248 m | ||||||||
| Crown width: | 4.1 m | ||||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||||
| Total storage space : | 0.096 million m³ | ||||||||
| Catchment area | 0.76 km² | ||||||||
The Rothbächer pond is an artificial pond created in the 16th century and part of the Freiberg district water run facility .
location
The pond is about 2 kilometers southeast of Brand-Erbisdorf . It is located in the Münzbach valley between the Erzengler pond and the Lother pond .
history
It was laid out in 1568–1596, expanded and rebuilt in 1848 and 1936. He gets his water from the Münzbach or the Müdisdorf Rösche. The dam is designed as an earth dam with a clay seal and tarras wall . On it is a harrow house with the only original harrow system. Below the pond is a so-called Rothbach water divider.
The Rothbächer pond fulfills the function of a compensation reservoir between the upper and lower water flow of the lower revier water run facility. In particular, the pond is used for the even distribution of raw water. In addition, the Rothbächer pond is used as a fishing water. The operating facilities are still in their historical condition.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Description of the Röthbacher pond in the database "MontE" of the Institute for Science and Technology History (IWTG) of the Technical University of Freiberg ( Memento from January 18, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on January 23, 2010
- ↑ Description on the website of the state dam administration , accessed on June 16, 2012
