Subersach

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Subersach
The Subersach in Schönenbach, in the background the Hehlekopf (2058 m)

The Subersach in Schönenbach , in the background the Hehlekopf (2058 m)

Data
Water code AT : 811162
location Vorarlberg , Austria
River system Rhine
Drain over Bregenz Ach  → Rhine  → North Sea
source Hehlekopf
47 ° 20 '18 "  N , 10 ° 2' 54"  O
Source height 1700  m above sea level A.
muzzle Bregenz Ach Coordinates: 47 ° 26 '38 "  N , 9 ° 53' 33"  E 47 ° 26 '38 "  N , 9 ° 53' 33"  E
Mouth height 501.5  m above sea level A.
Height difference 1,198.49 m
Bottom slope approx. 48 ‰
length approx. 25 km
Communities Egg

The Subersach rises at 1700  m above sea level. A. southwest of the Hählekopf and is a larger river in the Bregenzerwald area in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg . Its course is strongly curved and resembles an arch. Below Egg the river flows into the Bregenz Ach .

etymology

The term Subersach is made up of the components suber and ach . In the southern German-speaking area, the Ach is a broad body of water with regular water flow and a clear gradient. suber is the expression for clean in the local Bregenzerwald dialect . Accordingly, Subersach is simply called clean river . In fact, the Subersach apparently has particularly clear water.

Tributaries

  • Felligraben ( right )
  • Läublisbach ( right )
  • Schönenbach ( left )
  • Engenbach ( left )
  • Stallsbach ( left )
  • Schönebacherbach ( right )
  • Rubach ( right )
  • Mähmoosgraben ( right )
  • Wüstebach ( left )
  • Hinterbergbach ( right )
  • Äuelebach ( left )
  • Dorfbach Lingenau ( right )

Others

Several striking bridges cross the Subersach valley between Lingenau and Egg-Großdorf: The old Gschwendtobel bridge is a wooden bridge from the 19th century; Elsewhere there has been a wire walkway over the river for pedestrians since 1901 and the new Gschwendtobel Bridge has also crossed between these two places since 1982.

At the end of the Thirty Years' War, the Subersach valley was the scene of the Battle of Sweden , in which the women of the men who had gone to war opposed the Swedes advancing from the north. They surprised the foot soldiers with primitive weapons and agricultural implements and confused them with white robes, so that the attackers finally gave up their plan to conquer the central Bregenzerwald.

photos

Web links

Commons : Subersach  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual proof

  1. ↑ Wire bridge , accessed September 2, 2011