Röslau (river)

Röslau - Breakthrough in Elise rock

The Röslau ( Czech Reslava ) is a right tributary of Eger in Northeast Bavaria.

It arises from several small watercourses on the eastern slope of snow mountain in the forest department Russel, which unite west of Vordorfermühle (municipality Tröstau ).

Source version

One source was from the town of Wunsiedel 1930 in 915 m above sea level. NN passed with granite stones as Rösla. There, the 44 km long Röslauwanderweg, which was created in 1980 by the Fichtel Mountain Club begins. At the source of the Seenweg from Weißenstädter lake for Fichtelsee passes.

River course

After leaving the steep terrain and the high forest the Röslau comes after Vordorfermühle first turns southeast to Leupoldsdorf and Troestau, touched Wunsiedel and directs gradually in an easterly and north-easterly direction. Along the way she takes on numerous streams in the area of the plate, High Matze and Kösseine. In Thölau the great railway bridge in the distance Marktredwitz farm spans the Röslautal. You reached Lorenzreuth and Seußen, where it is amplified by the Kössein ( popularly Kösseine ). Through the narrow valley of Gsteinigt it flows Arzberg and meanders through meadows reasons after Schirnding. To the east, it forms until it joins the Eger with fishermen the border with the Czech Republic.

Economic use

Since the Middle Ages numerous hammer mills and grinding mills were operated along the river with its water power, which Wunsiedler used the watercourse since the 16th century as a wooden rafts.

From 1850 porcelain raw mass was shipped to the porcelain factories located downstream in Arzberg for several years by resident Gsteinigt pulp mills using barges. Even iron ore was transported on this stretch of water. Thus, the Röslau was briefly used as a waterway.

Name interpretation

Documented the river rose late in appearance, in 1403 under the name Rosslin, then with different spellings. Local dialect it is called Riasla in official maps Röslau. Recent research results bring the river names " in lively motion, agitation " and " flow, flow, rush " in context.