Stiglbach

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Stiglbach
The lower Stiglbach

The lower Stiglbach

Data
Water code AT : 811506
location Haselstauden , Vorarlberg , Austria
River system Rhine
Drain over Fußenau Canal  → Dornbirner Ach  → Rhine  → North Sea
source Fallenberger Woods
47 ° 25 ′ 17 ″  N , 9 ° 47 ′ 13 ″  E
Source height about  1180  m above sea level A.
muzzle In the Fußenauer Canal coordinates: 47 ° 26 '35 "  N , 9 ° 43' 15"  E 47 ° 26 '35 "  N , 9 ° 43' 15"  E
Mouth height >   400  m above sea level A.
Height difference about 780 m
Bottom slope about 10%
length 7.7 km
Big cities Dornbirn

The Stiglbach - the toponym Haselstauderbach is also used more rarely - is the largest river in Dornbirn - Haselstaudens .

etymology

The Stiglbach was directly at the first Haselstauder settlements. For a long time these were referred to as "Stiglingen", the name Haselstauden only established itself several centuries later. The river inherited its name from the name of the settlement.

Stiglingen most likely means "that which is located on the stairs ". It can be assumed that "stairs" refers to the hilly terrain around the river.

River course

In the northeastern settlement area, the Stiglbach merges into a river.

The Stiglbach has numerous sources. The most southeastern and highest springs arise in the Fallenberg Forests , near the Fohramoos parcel , at an altitude of around 1180 meters. The northernmost spring rises in the Haselstauder mountain parcels Heilgereuthe and Kalben. There are other important sources in the Stüben and Hohlen plots and on the Nackkopf.

As a result, two main rivers form, the upper and lower Stiglbach. Both rivers flow westwards, where they meet on the northeastern edge of the Haselstauder core area. From there it flows through Haselstauden and the Rohrbach district without any major changes in direction . There it flows into the Fußenauer Canal, a tributary of the Dornbirn Ach .

The Stiglbach flows on the northern edge of the Haselstauder settlement area, only in the east of the Haselstauder core area there are larger collections of houses that lie above the Stiglbach. The main street Stiglingen connects the motorway connection Dornbirn-Nord with the Bregenzerwald . It was built directly under the river and runs through the entire northern hazel bush.

From its easternmost source to the mouth in the Fußenau Canal, the Stiglbach is about 7,700 meters long.

Flora and fauna

A fish (in the middle of the picture) in the regulated area of ​​the Stiglbach.

With the exception of a short section in the city center, the course of the river is almost completely lined with trees, bushes and other plants. There are consistently fish stocks in the river itself.

meaning

In 1585, according to a princely account book in Dornbirn, the Schnellenmüli on the Stiglbach and the lower mill on the Stiglbach were in use. Until about half a century ago the river was used for tanning . At the site of the former tannery, an old waterwheel could be admired until 2015, which was still in operation until then (see picture).

Since the river can quickly turn into a torrential stream with a large amount of meltwater or rain showers, it is partially regulated by concrete barriers several meters high.

Tributaries

  • Sägebach ( left )
  • Lumpertobelbach ( left )
  • Gruberbach ( right )
  • Septic tank ( left )
  • Wiedengraben ( left )

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Both Stiglbach (also: "Stieglebach") and Haselstauderbach are used synonymously in old council protocols (see e.g. here: Council book 1684-1736 , entry for 14 August 1701).
  2. ↑ Alois Niederstätter, Dornbirn Lexikon , search term: trade and commerce in the Middle Ages.