Schlögener noose
The Schlögener Schlinge is a loop of the river in the upper Danube valley in Upper Austria , about halfway between Passau and Linz (between river kilometers 2180.5 and 2186.5 of the Danube ) and the largest forced meander in Europe. The southern bank lies in the municipality of Haibach ob der Donau and its district Schlögen, which gives the loop its name. In the north, the municipalities of Hofkirchen im Mühlkreis border with the village of Au and in the far east of Niederkappel with the village of Grafenau in the area of the Danube loop.
geography
The river made its way through the Bohemian massif in the breakthrough valley between Passau and Aschach and cut off the Sauwald . The breakthrough occurs in several meanders . At the loop, the Danube turns in a narrow bend curved to the left by 180 degrees from southeast to northwest, followed by another 180 ° bend, this time to the right and with a larger curve radius. Other less pronounced curves follow. Over a large area, at least across Austria, the Danube flows from west to east, rarely - for example in Linz - it deviates by 90 ° from this direction, only in the Schlögener loop by 135 °, in relation to the local Richtig Südost even by 180 °.
Since the land is relatively flat immediately inside the curve of the tight left turn, this turn can also be overlooked from the bank or a ship.
This turn is particularly meant as a Schlögener loop, but the subsequent turn is typically also taken into account.
The upper Danube valley is often described as the most beautiful and pristine section of the Danube, although it does not flow freely here, but was tamed by the Danube power plants . The noose is still in the storage space of the Aschach power plant . In the past, this noose was considered one of the most dangerous places on the Danube for shipping.
Tourist development
On the left, outer bank of the second arch, a signposted nature trail leads between the villages of Au and Grafenau. The information boards provide information about the flora and fauna as well as the geology of this area. On the southern bank there is a hotel with a restaurant, where the preserved remains of the west gate of the small Roman fort Schlögen can be seen.
There are views of the course of the Danube at the Schlögener Schlinge from the Haichenbach castle ruins , from the “Steiner Felsen”, from the “Linetshuber Aussicht” and from the “Schlögener Blick”.
The Austrian section of the Danube Cycle Path runs along the Danube .
Three passenger ferries sail the river here. The first crosses the Danube in the south at Au and Schlögen, the second crosses it a little further downstream at Au and reaches the right bank to the northeast. The third leads from the Au downstream to Grafenau. The ferries mainly transport cyclists who take the ferry from Au to Grafenau or have to change to the right side of the river, as there is only one nature trail for hikers on the left side of the stretch to Grafenau.
Appreciation
In 2008 the local population named the Schlögener Loop a “ natural wonder of Upper Austria ”. In an online survey by the daily newspaper Oberösterreichische Nachrichten , the loop received by far the most votes out of 22 suggestions.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Regional media Austria: No more ferry service to Inzell . In: mein district.at . ( mein district.at [accessed on August 20, 2017]).
- ↑ Natural highlight Schlögener Schlinge, Danube Upper Austria. Retrieved August 20, 2017 .
- ↑ The natural wonder of the Schlögener Donauschlinge appropriately celebrated. Retrieved July 24, 2010 .
Coordinates: 48 ° 26 '12 " N , 13 ° 51' 36" E