Memory arbitrations

Speicher Schiedungen Großer Teich, Schiedunger Teich
The memory divisions seen in a westerly direction
Location: Nordhausen district , Thuringia , Germany Tributaries: Helmets Drain: Drainage ditch → helmets Larger places on the shore: Arbitrations Major cities nearby: Bleicherode, Nordhausen Larger places nearby: Trebra, Mackenrode
Thuringia , Germany
Coordinates	51 ° 31 '17 "  N , 10 ° 34' 37"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 31 '17 "  N , 10 ° 34' 37"  E
Data on the structure
Lock type:	Earthfill dam
Height of the barrier structure :	3 m
Height above the river bed :	3 m
Height of the structure crown:	213  m
Crown length:	151 m
Crown width:	15 m
Data on the reservoir
Water surface	28 ha
Reservoir length	1 km
Reservoir width	390 m
Maximum depth	3 m (mean depth usually less than 1 m)
Particularities:	in the winter months the water is drained

The Schiedungen reservoir , also known as the Großer Teich or Schiedunger Teich , is a reservoir located near Schiedungen in the municipality of Hohenstein on the upper reaches of the Helme .

The 28 hectare reservoir is located directly south of Schiedungen in the upper Helmetal. The storage facility is about 9 km as the crow flies north of Bleicherode and a good 15 km west of the district town of Nordhausen in the northern Thuringian hill country . On the top of the dam, the state road runs from Schiedungen to Wipperdorf , making it relatively wide.

purpose

The reservoir was created for the production of edible fish and is still used for this purpose today. Currently carp are raised in the lake. They remain in shallow water from April to October. In the following winter months the reservoir is dry. Losses caused by the cormorant are reported annually by the producer. The Schiedunger pond is a resting, breeding or year-round contact point for water birds. You can find Egyptian geese , swans, coots , mallards , gray herons and a few more. When the lake contains the desired amount of water, the Helm flows south past it. On the north bank, the Sete brook touches the reservoir.

Dimensions

The area of ​​the reservoir, the average depth of which is less than one meter, is around 28 hectares. The deepest point is at the drainage structure on the eastern bank. The length in the east-west extension is a good one kilometer. At the widest point, the banks are only 400 m apart. At the dam, the water is a good 150 m wide. The trapezoidal dam, which probably consists of earth and gravel and cohesive earth , is just as good as 150 m long. Its crown is 15 m wide and carries a road and gravel parking lots. The small stilling basin measures almost 6 by 14 meters. The drainage ditch that springs from it is a good 300 m long.

history

The Schiedungen reservoir was probably created in the Middle Ages, and it was mentioned early in 1525. The last time it was fished for the time being was probably in 1806, as the necessary desludging of the lake would have been too expensive. Then it was converted into a willow. Until the 1960s, the storage facility was probably dry and was no longer recognizable as such. Only the planned economy and the associated shortage of edible fish rekindled interest in the original use. In the GDR era, for example, a dam was built or restored, a drainage structure, an inlet structure, a flood relief system and a feed silo were built. All systems are still in operation today. Sometimes there was a folk festival on the day of the fishing , which attracted guests from the near and far. According to the organizer, it was discontinued in the 2010s despite doubts from the population. The citizens of Schiedung also want the pond to be upgraded by creating a path and caring for the trees on the bank. However, neither is the tenant's duty. In 2015, a good 20 tons of edible fish were produced and some of them were delivered to the fish market in Hamburg .

Web links

Commons : Storage arbitrations  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Map from Google Earth
2. ↑ Birgit Eckstein, Kristin Müller: The pond in Schiedungen characterizes the village of the "bone-eaters". November 17, 2015, accessed February 2, 2018 .