Breitstrom

The wide power is an arm of Gera in the old town of Erfurt.

Course

The wide power is produced shortly after the Long Bridge in the center of Erfurt from the confluence of Bergstrom and Walk current. The broad stream flows past the new mill under the bridge locks, under the Town Hall Bridge, under the Krämer bridge and under the bridge Lehmann. He also branched into several separate arms, but all run close together. In Venice in the north of the old town formerly led the coming from the east, Wilde Gera said river branch in the broad current one, from which again the Gera arises. The Wilde Gera is however filled since 1898. To the north of Erfurt's historic river is again called Gera.

Islands

Between the arms of the wide stream located in Erfurt's historic several islands, some of which are also built:

  • Peninsula on Fischersand: before unite Walk and mountain stream to Breitstrom they are already flowing about 500 meters parallel to each other between the wells Church in the West and the locks bridge to the east. They wrap around the roughly two -acre, narrow peninsula. In the West it is built (street Fischer sand), while the Long Bridge is east were undeveloped and with trees.
  • Island at Junkersand: The only about 550 square meters large island below the bridge locks is also passed with trees and serves the city of ducks as a retreat area that is safe from dogs, cats and other predators.
  • Island at Dämmchen: This island extends from the City Hall Bridge to Bridge Lehmann and is cultivated since the Middle Ages. Leads over the Krämer bridge and some other small webs form several entrances to the island, which was formerly built mainly with mills. After reunification it has been redesigned and has since formed a small green space with walking paths. The approximately 300 -meter-long island has an area of ​​approximately 0.9 hectares.
  • Island in Venice: Venice in the north of the Old Town is another island. Also it was designed as a park area with walking paths. In addition to the approximately 0.7 -acre island are two residential buildings.
  • River system Unstrut
  • River in Europe
  • River in Thuringia
  • Waters in Erfurt
  • Old Town ( Erfurt)
Gera (river) Walkstrom Wilde Gera (Erfurt) Schmale Gera Flutgraben
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