Kettenbach (Moldau)

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Kettenbach
Stegmühlbach, Altbach, Wehrbach, Hainbach, Větší Vltavice
Kettenbachtal with castle pond and castle Waldenfels

Kettenbachtal with castle pond and castle Waldenfels

Data
Water code CZ : 1-06-01-136
location Austria , Czech Republic
River system Elbe
Drain over Vltava  → Elbe  → North Sea
source near Lichtenstein , Mühlviertel
48 ° 29 '3 "  N , 14 ° 23' 5"  E
Source height 815  m above sea level A.
muzzle in Horní Mlýn in the Moldau Coordinates: 48 ° 37 ′ 23 "  N , 14 ° 21 ′ 5"  E 48 ° 37 ′ 23 "  N , 14 ° 21 ′ 5"  E
Mouth height 540  m nm
Height difference 275 m
Bottom slope 12 ‰
length 22.5 km
Catchment area 107.5 km²
Drain MQ
 1.15 m³ / s

The Kettenbach (also Stegmühlbach , Altbach , Wehrbach or Hainbach , Czech Větší Vltavice , larger Vltava tributary ' ) is a right tributary of the Vltava in the Czech Republic and Austria .

course

The Kettenbach rises north of the Rotte Lichtenstein in the Mühlviertel in Austria . Its source is located on the northern slope of the Lichtenstein (883 m above sea level) in the Leonfeldner highlands on the European main watershed between the Elbe and the Danube . At its upper reaches, the brook initially flows northwest to Schenkenfelden . There it takes a northerly direction and flows around the Hirtstein (844 m above sea level) in the west and north at Vorderkönigschlag. The villages Prechtleinschlag, Hayrl, Reichenthal and Niederreichenthal lie along the further course of the brook . Waldenfels Castle is enthroned on the right-hand side above the valley of the Kettenbach near Reichenthal . After 15 kilometers, the Kettenbach between the Konrátov desert ( Kainretschlag ) and the Süßmühle reaches the border with the Czech Republic ; and flows past the Svatomírov ( Zwarmetschlag ) desert . Over a length of two kilometers, the brook forms the border between the two countries up to the confluence of the Hajský potok / Hainbach at the bullhouses. On its lower reaches the Větší Vltavice finally flows into Bohemian territory. Immediately after the border, there used to be a hammer forge and the Stegmühle by the stream. West of Horní Dvořiště the brook, which was previously called Stegmühlbach or Hainbach , takes a north-westerly direction and forms a deeply cut wooded valley between Herbertovský vrch ( Gerbetschlager Mountain , 755 m nm) and Černý les ( Black Forest , 710 m nm) . Passing the Horní Drkolná ( Oberschlagl ) and Herbertov ( Gerbetschlag ) desert , the Větší Vltavice finally reaches Horní Mlýn, where the stream is bridged by the Rybník – Lipno nad Vltavou railway line . After 22.5 kilometers, the Větší Vltavice flows into the Vltava northeast of the “Herbertov” stop at the ČVUT sports center in Horní Mlýn .

The stream flows for 15 kilometers through Austrian and 5.5 kilometers through Czech territory, plus a two-kilometer section as a border stream. The most important tributary is the Mlýnecký potok.

Tributaries

  • Schwarzenbach (r), near Eibenstein
  • Froscherbach (r), at the foundation near Reichenthal
  • Hajský potok / Hainbach (r), at the bullhouses
  • Mlýnecký potok (l), near Dolní Drkolná

ecology

The Kettenbach runs largely natural and is only regulated or paved in shorter sections. The brook and its source brooks have dense strips of wood along the banks, which are dominated by the broken willow with some very old specimens; black alder and bird cherry can be found in the bush layer . In the municipality of Reichenthal there on the banks places a distinct herb layer  with Myosotis scorpioides , Woolly honey grass , sorrel , Big nettles , bedstraw , Marsh Willowherb , Genuine meadowsweet , reed canary grass and Big Balsam .

history

A variant of the ancient Linzer Steig trade route , which led from the Linz area to Bohemia, ran along the Kettenbach . The Heidenstein, which may have been used for astronomical purposes in prehistoric times, is also located on the Kettenbach.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Větší Vltavice (v Rakousku Kettenbach). In: Vltava a její přítoky. kct-tabor.cz. Accessed February 1, 2020 .
  2. ^ Office of Upper Austria. Provincial government (Hrsg.): Natural area mapping Upper Austria - landscape survey of the community of Schenkenfelden. Final report, Kirchdorf an der Krems 2009 ( PDF; 2.1 MB )
  3. ^ Office of Upper Austria. Provincial government (Hrsg.): Natural area mapping Upper Austria - landscape survey of the municipality of Reichenthal. Final report, Kirchdorf an der Krems 2008 ( PDF; 2.3 MB )
  4. ↑ a b Irene Hager, Hans Katzgraber, Stefan Borovits, Gerhard Weichselbaum: The Heidenstein near Eibenstein and its possible uses. In: Upper Austrian homeland sheets . Linz 2016, p. 222, 227 and 245, chapter “The Kettenbachtal” p. 231f, PDF on land-oberoesterreich.gv.at