Buchheller

The Book Light is a stream in the local areas from lip, Burbach and election Bach in Burbach in the southern country winner, and left tributary of Heller.

  • 2.1 Mining
  • 2.2 Nature Reserves

Geography

Course

The creek rises in the north of the High Westerwald on Südostfuß the web head at the interface of the districts of Emmerzhausen ( County Old churches, Rhineland -Palatinate ) Stein-Neukirch (Westerwald district, RP) and Burbach (North Rhine -Westphalia). It runs from now on exclusively in the territory of the latter township in northern directions through the town and into the lip Southern Hellerberg country in the standing by there nature reserve Upper Buchhellertal. Further, the stream flows into the Lower Buchhellertal between old mining dumps and pit ponds and finally between Burbach and choice into the creek Hellertal. There the river flows a little further north in the Heller.

Tributaries

All tributaries of the book Heller:

Mountains

Highest mountain in creek near the bridge head with 654.4 m above sea level. NN height, rises in him the creek. Other mountains are:

  • Kühfelderstein, 637.6 m above sea level. NN, right
  • Lipper nürr, 616.9 m above sea level. NN, left
  • Nenkersberg, 610.3 m above sea level. NN, left
  • The castle, 594.5 m above sea level. NN, right
  • Sound Roth, 446.3 m above sea level. NN, left

Buchhellertal

Mining

In 1712 the pit Bleiberg was first mentioned. Were mined zinc and lead ores. 1720 followed the pit star of hope on her and lead- silver ore were made ​​of a plastic shaft and tunnel work near won. By 1840, formed after a large copper discovery in Buchhellertal many unions. Renowned pits as Mückenwiese, Frankenstein, Crone, Carl Gabriel and blessings formed. The later pit largest among them, the Peter mine however was founded only in 1850, after a tunnel has already been driven into the 40s. 1852, the first industrially driven shaft plant was put into operation in the valley. On the pit Viktor field, formerly Bleiberg, one of the first steam engines for the well production was installed in the winning country. As early as 1862 ended operation here.

1865 consolidated the mines star of hope, Viktor box, copper Kaute, Green Hope, Mückenwiese, Peter Crone and mine under the name Peter colliery. But the end of many mines was already in sight. 1867 Crone was closed in 1882 followed Green Hope, 1885 star of hope. 1917 Working in the coal mine and Peter in the attached flotation were hired. A stone crusher was operated 1922-1928, 1932 disappeared the last track from the valley. Today the mines are located in Buchhellertal and very extensive slag heaps, only the partially overgrown ruins of stone crushing plant and the occasional wall stumps.

  • Bleiberg
  • Castle
  • Carl blessing
  • Crone
  • Concord
  • Frankenstein
  • Friedrichsthal
  • Gabriel
  • Wheel of Fortune
  • Green Hope
  • Heinrichsburg
  • Star of hope
  • Help of God
  • Copper Kaute
  • Lückssegen
  • Mückenwiese
  • Peter hope
  • Peter colliery
  • Union
  • Viktor field

Nature Reserves

The Buchhellertal from the source to the mouth is divided into several nature reserves.

  • NSG "Book Light source area " ( 203.3 ha)
  • NSG " Hasseln " ( 24.7 ha - right, southeast of lip )
  • NSG " Lipper height" ( 16.3 ha - right, east of lip )
  • NSG " stone fox " ( 29.1 ha)
  • NSG " mosquito Wies" ( 97.2 ha - left, west of the NSG Hasseln )
  • NSG "Upper Buchhellertal " ( 18.4 ha)
  • NSG "Lower Buchhellertal " ( 33.6 ha)

Except for the NSG "Book Light source area ", located on the Westerwald- basaltic plateau, all protected areas are located in the Southern Hellerberg country.

At the beginning of the reserve "Lower Buchhellertal " is a parking lot, from where you can walk through the valley up to the lip or can ride a bike. By 2007, was located in the valley itself is a restaurant on the hiking trail.

Municipality Burbach, North Rhine-Westphalia
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