Schwalb (Hornbach)

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Schwalb
Le Schwalbach
The swallow in Hornbach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

The swallow in Hornbach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Data
Water code FR :  A93-0220 , DE : 2642686
location France , the Grand Est region and Germany , on the border between Saarland and France, Rhineland-Palatinate
River system Rhine
Drain over Hornbach  → Schwarzbach  → Blies  → Saar  → Moselle  → Rhine  → North Sea
origin Confluence of two source streams in the municipality of Lemberg (France)
49 ° 0 ′ 51 ″  N , 7 ° 21 ′ 48 ″  E
Source height approx.  285  m
muzzle in Hornbach (Germany) in the Hornbach Coordinates: 49 ° 11 '20 "  N , 7 ° 21' 57"  E 49 ° 11 '20 "  N , 7 ° 21' 57"  E
Mouth height approx.  240  m above sea level NHN
Height difference approx. 45 m
Bottom slope approx. 1.6 ‰
length approx. 28 km
Catchment area 114.47 km²
Medium-sized cities Blieskastel
Small towns Hornbach
Communities Lemberg , Lambach , Siersthal , Hottviller , Volmunster

The Schwalb (French: La Schwalb or Le Schwalbach ) is an approximately 28 km long tributary to the left of the Hornbach . With its tributaries, the swallow drains central parts of the Pays de Bitche , the Bitscher Land . 23.4 km of the entire course of the Schwalb are on French territory.

geography

course

The Schwalb rises from three source ditches on the northern and western outskirts of Lemberg . The eastern outflows, however, result in the Moderbach , which flows over the northern Zinsel to the Moder , which flows into the Rhine . Thus there is a watershed between the Rhine and the Moselle .

The mill museum near Eschviller

The Schwalb takes all their way fairly straight north, first on the Loechersbacherweiher at Lambach and Siersthal past when from the right Pregnant Bach added. It continues over the Froehmuehle to Holbach . After that the valley is less populated and there are only a few villages, but many mills. After the D 620 has crossed the stream, it flows via Weiskirch to the canton capital Volmunster , where the only still active grain mill is located. From the Loutzviller mill, the stream forms the state border with Germany , first to the Saarland and then from the Moulin de Schweyen to just before Hornbach to Rhineland-Palatinate . In the urban area of ​​Hornbach the Schwalb joins the Hornbach from the left.

Tributaries

  • Schwangerbach ( right ), 7.4 km
  • Steschbach ( left ), 3.2 km
  • Ruisseau du Grossthal ( right ), 1.5 miles
  • Bitscherbach ( Ruisseau de Bitche ) ( right ), 2.0 km
  • Korbach ( right ), 1.2 km
  • Bierbach ( left ), 3.8 km
  • Dorfbach ( left ), 3.0 km
  • Baechelbach ( Ruisseau Backelbach ) ( right ), 2.3 km
  • Weisskircherbach ( left ) 3.0 km
  • Bachelbach ( left ), 2.1 km
  • Nesselbach ( right ), 3.0 km
  • Bach from Teufelsberg ( right ), 2.0 km, 2.08 km²
  • Becherbach ( left ), 1.2 km, 2.15 km²
  • Ringweiler Talbach ( left ), 1.9 km, 2.52 km²

Traffic routes

From Volmunster to Hornbach , the Sentier des Moulins ( Mühlenwanderweg ) runs parallel to the Schwalb. The European Mill Cycle Path also uses the Schwalbtal on this section, where the Moulin d'Eschviller is a worth seeing mill museum. From 1916 to 1945 the Hornbachbahn also ran along the Schwalb between Hornbach and Brenschelbach .

See also

Web links

Commons : Schwalb  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Water information system Service d'Administration National des Données et Référentiels sur l'Eau (French) ( information )
  2. ↑ a b GeoExplorer of the Rhineland-Palatinate Water Management Authority ( information )
  3. ↑ a b c In-house measurement on the Géoportail map service ( notes )