Regen (river)

Map of the river course

The rain ( Czech Řezná ), a 169 km long river in eastern Bavaria and the Czech Republic, is a left tributary of the Danube, the longest river in the Upper Palatinate.

• 3.1 The pastures

Name

The Germans called the river Regana. The Romans of the Castra Regina, later Regensburg the name was slightly modified as Reganum or Reganus. taken. In the 11th century, during the time of Nordgau ( Bavaria ), the flow Regin was written on a document of 1140 the first rain.

The exact meaning and origin of the name, there are several research results that do not exclude a Celtic origin. Several places along the river have a reference to the river name. So the city rain was probably named after its location on the river. Rain is part of the toponym rain village, Regenhütte Regenpeilstein, Regenstauf and White Rain and the original place name clean Stockhausen, " Reginhusen " ( " houses on the rain"). In contrast, the local name of lying in the mouth of the river in Regensburg is only indirectly connected to the name of the river inspired it, since it is derived from the Latin name Castra Regina ( camp on the rain).

Geography

Headwaters

The Big Rain ( Řezná ) rises on the eastern slope of the Pancíř ( Panzer, 1214 m) in the settlement Zadnà Pancíř in the Bohemian Forest and flows in a southwesterly direction over Železná Ruda and Alžbětín at Bavarian Eisenstein on German territory. The source of little rain ( Malá Řezná ) is located at the northeastern foot of the Great Rachel on Medvědí hora in Roklanský les (Rachel Forest) one kilometer from the Bavarian border in the Czech Republic. The little rain runs to the northwest and passes through the drinking water reservoir Frauenau.

In Zwiesel created by the confluence of Big and Small rain rain the black rain. Between the rain and Viechtach it flows through a remote landscape, which is often referred to as the "Bavarian Canada ". Here are the two whitewater sections Bärenloch and Altriegel ( Gumpenrieder surge ), which are popular with canoeists, but already several deaths. For the two portions of experience and whitewater equipment is required in Bärenloch are lifejacket and helmet use. After the river runs through uninhabited areas, it flows through Teisnach where the river of the same in the black rain flows. In the resort, the paper mill Teisnach is located, which supplies the river with water for the paper. Next, to Viechtach flows through the black rain the two reservoirs Höllensteinsee and Blaibacher lake.

The White Rain arises from the small Arbersee as " Seebach ". After the unification of Seebaches with the " Eben Bach" at Sommerau the waters is named as White Rain and continues to flow direction Lohberg and Lam. The White rain follows the train track Lam - Kötzting about Fürth, Hohenwarth and Count meadows as far as pulling in Bad Kötzing.

The river is called rain from the confluence of the White and Black Rain rain at Pulling between Kötzting and Blaibach, immediately below the dam of the lake Blaibacher. The locals, however, the source rivers are referred to colloquially as all the rain.

Fish stocks

The rain is very rich in fish. Alone in the Black rain following species occur: European eel, chub ( chub ), grayling, brown trout, brook trout, barbel, perch, stone loach, bream ( sea bream ), minnow, gudgeon, bream, dace, pike, salmon, carp, bullhead, bleak, moderlieschen, nose, rainbow trout, roach, rudd, burbot, tench, Tailor, Catfish ( Catfish ), Zander. The biggest feature is a kind of salmon.

Landscapes

On his way, the rain flows through several landscapes:

Rain sink

From Zwiesel to the Cham ( Black ) flows through the rain, the rain sink, the Bavarian forest and Falkensteiner Vorwald separates the rear Bavarian Forest in the northeast from the Middle to the southwest. The course of the rain will, even after the rain sink, again influenced by the stake.

Nature reserve Regentalaue

In the Cham-Further depression between Cham and Pösing the river valley widens greatly, the river meanders in large loops. Here the new nature reserve Regentalaue between Cham and Pösing emerged .. The protected area is approximately 1427 ha by far the largest nature reserve in the Upper Palatinate, in addition to the Agean Sea on the upper reaches of the rain, which lies partially within the territory of the Czech Republic. The first 10 -hectare reserve south of Cham was issued in 1974, the core area of ​​the large-scale conservation project Regentalaue comprises 1776 ha wetland landscape with alder and willow -lined pond as ponds and backwaters. 's An important refuge for grassland birds. Here godwit, snipe and curlew can be observed in their breeding habitat, but also migratory birds like Ruff, Spotted Redshank, Greenshank or whooper swans in their draft. Other significant deposits are found in beavers, black-necked grebe, corncrake, redshank, spoonbills, Bluethroat, Kingfisher, Moor Frog, Tree Frog and Yellow-bellied toad. Also for vegetation (eg small harrows, rushes ) and rare insects is the nature reserve is an important location.

In Cham - Untertraubenbach there is an observation station with lookout tower.

Regen

From Roding the rain flows through a wide valley floor that separates the forest from the Falkensteiner Bodenwöhr sink. From Stefling the valley narrows progressively, and bends at Marienthal off to the south. In the narrow part of the valley to Hirschling with its steep slopes of the river barely meanders. From Hirschling to Regensburg the valley widens again.

The Regen is a climatically warm valley where heat -loving plants that are also present in the Danube region thrive. Outside the valley areas, it also has warm mountain slopes on which thrive on granite grus dry grasslands and pine forests. In addition, ravine forests found in the castle and the castle ruins Stefling Stockenfels.

For Regen include the following vegetation areas:

• The flowing water
• The backwaters and Anlandungsbecken
• The moist banks and riparian forests
• The dry grasslands and dry slopes
• The silver grassland
• The forests (pine and mixed forests and warm ravine forests )

Mouth

In Regensburg, more in clean living, opens the rain into the Danube. Only in the last 530 meters of rain from the commercial shipping is used and is shown as a federal waterway, but only with its own 100 meters stretch of river. From the Danube branches at the highway bridge A 93 from the sluice channel Regensburg, Regensburg channel so-called Europe, which opens after about 2 km in the rain. The portion of rain from this channel confluence to the confluence with the Danube north arm above the Regensburger Nibelungen bridge is covered by the official Flusskilometrierung the Danube (km 2379.24 to 2378.82 km = Rain -0.09 ).

Tributaries

A list of the rain inflows ( inflows in headwater streams of the rain above Pullig are specially noted):

• The Teisnach Teisnach in the Black Rain
• The Aitnach at Viechtach in the Black Rain
• The Lambach Lam in the White Rain
• The Totenbach in Count meadows in the White Rain
• The Perlenbach in Miltach
• The Rossbach at Chamerau
• The Chamb in Cham, the largest tributary of the rain
• The Current Bach Bach in this
• The Wenzenbach Zeitlarn

Economy

The water from the rain is used for drinking water supply and for energy. Even today, the numerous mills in the rain, although some are no longer in operation and partial disrepair. As before, the wood processing and paper production is a major industry.

The pastures

Since the Middle Ages the rain for the rafting was used. As of 1847, the river was Flossbar to Zwiesel. On April 12, 1847, the first seven rafts with boards of Zwiesel went off to Regensburg. In the woods around Zwiesel so-called "threshold" emerged, in which the water of the tributaries was dammed. Even the Small Arber was used from 1885 as a reservoir. Above the pommel Blöcher were collected at the Triftsperre cases rakes, sorted and then drifted downriver on. Most feared was the " Bärnloch ", a four kilometer long route above Teisnach strewn with boulders. There entangled regularly the tribes hundreds and first had to be cleared again. Some "Dutch strains " came about Regensburg and the Ludwig-Danube- Main Canal to the Netherlands. Except boards and tribes also logs were getriftet.

Rafting to Regensburg and Cham found by the construction of the nitrate of silver lake 1926 end. By the end of the 1950s took the drift. Most recently, she was particularly from the Zwieseler area to the paper mill Teisnach of importance until it ended with the construction of the lake Regener in 1955.

Tourism

Become increasingly important tourism at the rain. The region around Nittenau is a recreational area of Regensburg, the rain is known as one of the most beautiful hiking boot rivers in Germany and offers a good infrastructure for canoeists. For walkers and cyclists there is a network of roads.