Ilme

Headwaters of the Ilme, front cotton grass

Geography

Headwaters

The river is formed at the new pond in the center of the Solling at 340 m above sea level. NN. In the high marsh pond meadows and the related immediately to the west of the pond nearby hillside fen the water which feeds the Ilme first collected. As a torrent flowing through their headwaters in semi-natural environment in an almost fully forested Solling part to Relliehausen. Move the outflow of Lake flows to the pond. Sediments by the river, sand -like, since the Schwemmlössüberlagerung is eroded away under valley formation.

Underflow

From Relliehausen it flows with a significantly lower slope than the upper reaches. The underflow was due to the low gradient up to about the younger tundra wild character and then formed first for the meander. The Ilmebecken was passed with riparian forest. Clearings in the days of Bill Unger and the counts of Dassel gave rise to a meadow landscape, the vegetation stabilized the still almost completely agriculturally used surfaces. Auelehm sedimented at the hem of Ilme.

It flows initially north to Dassel to beer mountain, leaving there the Dasseler pool to enter the Einbeck Mark Oldendorfer basin and then flows on the northern edge of the forest Ellenser along in an easterly direction between the villages Eilensen and Krimmensen through after Markoldendorf. Here she takes on the valuation. The DIESSE to flow before the Ilme Hullersen achieved. From there it flows, partially straightened, at the southern edge of the city of Einbeck, where the crooked water discharges. In Einbeck the federal highway 3 via the Ilme. At only 105 m height it opens at Volksen in the lanyard.

Mill canal

For the operation of water mills in Einbeck a canal was dug before 1470, which since then directs the water of Ilme in the city. 1 km east of Hullersen branches of the mill canal from the river. The water was passed there on a weir in the channel; the operation was called Hullerscher raid. 2011 was the dismantling of Sohlgleite to allow fish migration. The channel then flows in a northeasterly direction at the edge of the old town of Einbeck. Since the crooked water passes through the old town in the southeast direction, channel and stream crossing, so that the channel is guided by trough bridge over the crooked water. It is an aqueduct of metal instead of wood construction of the early modern period. In addition, the channel meets the wall of the fortification Einbeck, so that it is passed under by means of tunnels. He then runs eastwards, partially cased, flows south close to the St. Bartholomew 's Chapel over and opens after a total distance of 4 km in the Ilme.

Flora and Fauna

In the Ilme common fish species were detected with the brown trout and bullheads. In the swamp forest area of the source zone peat mosses form extensive cover. In the waters even grow Frizzy pondweed and water mosses. The waterfront is passed in the Solling mainly of spruce, covered later in black alder or willow on. In the herb layer are found close to the shore nettles and sour grass plants, the agricultural use joins as meadows. The Ilmetal also offers the red kite, the red-backed shrike and the kingfisher habitat.

Conservation

As part of the EU's Sixth Environmental Action Programme, the Ilme including several tributaries was reported as Habitat Conservation Area. 97 % of the protected 706 ha total area Saumbiotope.

The implementation of the Directive 2000/60/EC (Water Framework Directive) supports a natural ecology at the Ilme. On the conservation and development measures, various organizations are involved. The objective is also the resettlement of displaced already species such as grayling.

Use

Since the completion of the Lake pond was operated on the Ilme rafting. The tree trunks were connected to 1737 Holtensen close to the raft, then in Relliehausen. There was also a water-powered paper mill, which rested each raft during a process.

The Paul -Gerhardt- School Dassel uses the water power of the Ilme with the help of a Francis turbine for generation of electric power. There is a fish ladder at the local military. In pre-industrial times was operating nearby mill which one of the local mills Of Old. Downstream, the breaking mill was operated in Markoldendorf, 2 km east of it, Julius mill. From the 15th century three city mills and fulling mill mill were operated with the water of Ilme in Einbeck.

Others

After Ilme named is the leading of Salzderhelden about Einbeck to Dassel railway Ilmebahn and a regional transport companies, the Ilmebahn GmbH (train and bus operation ).

Tourist guides in the Ilmetal organized by the regional tourism information in Eick ash house.

In Markoldendorf NLWKN operates an official station of the level.