Schnellmannshaus Bach

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Schnellmannshaus Bach
A pond spring near Hattengehau

A pond spring near Hattengehau

Data
Water code DE : 41738
location Thuringia , Germany
River system Weser
Drain over Werra  → Weser  → North Sea
source In the Melmental near Volteroda
51 ° 4 ′ 19 ″  N , 10 ° 11 ′ 34 ″  E
Source height approx.  305  m above sea level NN 
muzzle At Treffurt coordinates: 51 ° 7 ′ 20 ″  N , 10 ° 14 ′ 35 ″  E 51 ° 7 ′ 20 ″  N , 10 ° 14 ′ 35 ″  E
Mouth height 174.8  m above sea level NN 
Height difference approx. 130.2 m
Bottom slope approx. 18 ‰
length 7.2 km
Catchment area 20.7 km²
Communities Schnellmannshausen

The Schnellmannshäuser Bach or Melmenbach , usually just called the Bach in the place that gives it its name , is a seven-kilometer-long orographic left tributary of the Werra in Thuringia in Germany .

course

The Schnellmannshäuser Bach rises from several weak springs on the northwest slope of the Langer Berg west of Volteroda. From Volteroda the stream flows into a north-facing valley of the Werra. After the village of Volteroda the brook meets a pond spring in the meadow near Hattengehau. After another 500 m, the stream takes in the water from the Schrapfensdorfer spring, which is used for trout breeding and dammed in two ponds. In the local area of ​​Schnellmannshausen, the stream is partially canalised and piped. The brook flows into the Werra about 1.2 km before Treffurt. About 50 m in front of the mouth, a reservoir surrounded by earth dams was created to prevent the inflow of contaminated river water into the Werra in an emergency. On the northern outskirts of Schnellmannshausen there are cattle stalls with manure tanks.

Economic history

Two flour mills can be found along the course of the river .

  • The Obermühle was on Eisenacher Straße in the Saxon part of Schnellmannshausen and was built around 1650. Their water was diverted from the stream at Mühlrain and fed to an overshot mill wheel. In 1850 a saw frame and an oil mill were added to the mill. After the death of the miller Adam Carl in 1937, the business was only continued occasionally and stopped after the war.
  • The lower mill was located on Mühlhäuser Straße in the later Prussian part of Schnellmannshausen and was built in the 17th century. It was the more powerful mill and was fitted with a turbine in 1938. This mill was also temporarily owned by the miller Adam Carl. The operation was only stopped in 1962.

The trout farm in the Schrapfendorf district was re-established by Hans Deißenrodt and has existed for over 20 years.

Flood

In the 17th century, the Schnellmannshausen brook caused devastating floods to the village of Schnellmannshausen several times. On June 27, 1771, a tidal wave destroyed 9 houses and one resident drowned. This unfortunate man had already hit his parents' house in 1746 due to a similarly strong flood. To protect the houses and farmsteads, all new buildings were placed on elevated foundations during the reconstruction, while the alleys along the stream were bordered with high dry stone walls. Another accident is reported from the Postloch , a ford not far from where it flows into the Werra. Here, after heavy rain, the stagecoach had driven into a shoal and overturned, several passengers drowned in the coach.

Web links

Commons : Schnellmannshäuser Bach  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

literature

  • Festschrift: 1125 years Schnellmannshausen 876-2001 , Treffurt 2001, p. 21, 110–113.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Topographic map 1: 25,000
  2. ↑ Length according to geopath measurement
  3. ^ Thuringian State Institute for the Environment (ed.): Area and waterway key figures (directory and map). Jena 1998. 26 pp.
  4. ↑ Eisenacher Tagespost (ed.): Fresh fish from the monk's seat. Gut Schrapfendorf has been family-owned since 1925. Local website Eisenach from December 29, 1992.
  5. ↑ Festschrift '' 1125 Years Schnellmannshausen ''
  6. ^ City chronicle of Treffurt