Geislede

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The Geislede is a tributary of the line in the calibration field in northwestern Thuringia.

Geography

It rises with Heuthen as Gieselbach to about 420 m altitude, another Quellarm is the Ebra from the direction Kreuzebra coming. Next it flows westward to Geisleden and then in a northwesterly direction Heiligenstadt. The course of the river Geislede occurs from the southeast into the town spa Heiligenstadt and flows with the hawk meadow in the lanyard.

The Valley of Geislede separates to the northwest, the two mountain ranges fertilizer and Upper calibration field. Another tributary of the Geislede shortly before Holy City is the Pferdebachstrasse.

Development in the urban area of ​​Heiligenstadt

The Geislede flows through the historic old town of Heiligenstadt and drove there on up to six mills, of which even the Lord mill ( also Fronmühle ) and the Klausmühle are obtained. In the city the water was strongly channeled and partly overbuilt with buildings such as the Jesuit College.

Outside the walls, more mills were built, of which an artificial watercourse, mill race, testifies to the Kapsmühle. The names of adjacent streets and mill race on the channel can be derived thereof.

Waterfall

The passage of Geislede was artificially divided from flood protection reasons, by the construction of a weir in the area of the old cemetery at Geisleder goal. The excess water was derived before the city walls to the leash. At the scarecrow on the edge of the Heinrich-Heine- Spa Park was a 7 m high waterfall on a steep sandstone stage. This can be viewed both from a viewing platform above and from below.

This waterfall inspired Theodor Storm to his art fairy tale The Regentrude to.

Origin of the name

The Old High German name Geizlaha indicates a Geißbach (from goat or goat), both for the river, as well as for the location Geisleden. An upper reaches of the Geislede is still called Gieselbach (of Gissel or Geiselbach ).