Hafenlohr (river)

The Hafenlohr at Windsheim

• 4.1 Fauna
• 4.2 Flora

Name

The name Hafenlohr goes from the Middle High German word Havenaere determining what Hafner ( pottery ) means forth. For the origin of the word Lohr see ' name ' in Lohr. The river was the community Hafenlohr her name.

Geography

Hafenlohr source

The Hafenlohr rises in Roth book from lying in the center Hafenlohr source. The source is located directly on the wall of the castle. It was taken in sandstone during the road widening of St 2317. The Springing there Hafenlohr still flows in the moat to the north- east, then bends to the northwest, and joins some 100 m to the already 1.6-kilometer Tiergarten Bach. This leads in the summer usually little, sometimes no water at all. After heavy rain or snow melt, it surpasses the Hafenlohr but clear. Therefore, the Tiergarten Bach is often regarded as the upper reaches of Hafenlohr.

The Hafenlohr source was previously believed to be a meeting place for hunting in the eastern Spessart. Therefore, it was begun in 1342 at the source with the construction of a hunting lodge as a base. The source was used at that time for filling the moat and the surrounding, now defunct trout lakes.

Course

According to their source, the Hafenlohr runs to the southeast. Some 3 km east of Weibersbrunn in Hochspessart on Ahlmichdamm it reinforces the right of Steinbach. The Hafenlohr moves east-northeast through a deep valley, whose sole occupying the nature reserve Hafenlohrtal. Larger settlements are missing here quite what the hiker granted rest and recuperation. West of Roth book Lichtenau their flows at small Eichensee in Nebentalmund then from the left side of coming from the north-northwest Mäusbach to. The Hafenlohr then runs in the still deep valley through the light Auer reason, flows past several small ponds and then reach the nature reserve Mainz Eck, from where the valley begins to meander a bit. The mountain monastery dome ( 552 m above sea level. NN ) prevents the Hafenlohr here in the continuation of its eastern course and now she turns at Roth book conical ford permanently to the southeast.

Several state and royal forest lodges then line the shore, first old and new Diana. Passing Einsiedel, reached the Hafenlohr, initially in a southerly and then southeasterly direction pulling the Lindenfurterhof from which the valley now runs stretched again. Below him, just ahead of the road bridge, is a remarkable aqueduct. Then it passes the gatehouse Breitfurt. Further down, it moves through a romantic, natural valley, which is bounded on the southwest by the unincorporated area Princely Lowenstein shear Park. Right on the plateau lies in the Karlshöhe, a 449 m above sea level. NN -reach flat hilltop, on the stand, a picnic area and a hunting lodge. Continue down the valley follow the forester's house Prince Hubertus and bridge, formerly commanded railway bridge mill, where the youth campsite Windsheim is of the district Main-Spessart.

Here it flows from the right and from the south-west of the guard Bach, also called Wagenbach, its by far the largest tributary. It runs then, several small, fed by their ponds over a short distance parallel to Hafenlohr valley road, crossed in a striking valley widening the location Windsheim and then flows past the left side of the low, solitary eighth mountain ( 235 m above sea level. NN ), the Umlaufberg a former Main loop is. The Hafenlohr uses on its expiry the tapered part of the old Talschlinge, it passes the Great Au and flows in some small ponds over, then through the Small Au, now already on both sides. Settlement between parts of Hafenlohr There she crosses along the great river running main street of the village and then opens on the eastern outskirts of this right and last of all in an easterly direction into the Main.

Inflows

Among the tributaries of the Hafenlohr include ( downriver listed ):

Hafenlohrtal

Recreation

The beautiful Hafenlohrtal ideal for hiking. There are a variety of hiking and biking trails Never leave the trails, however, is prohibited in the entire nature reserve.

Nature reserve

The 71 -hectare nature reserve Hafenlohrtal extends to different types of grassland in an approximately 4 km long section of the valley. The Hafenlohr meanders through this forest and meadow landscape. By Entbuschung and regular mowing wet, wet and dry meadows are preserved and promoted.

River system Hafenlohr

See list of running water in the river system Hafenlohr

Flood

Creature

The Hafenlohrtal is a species-rich habitat, in animal as the vegetable world.

Fauna

The natural Hafenlohr is a refuge of many fish species. So you can ( in the vernacular: Speier ) in spring in the lower reaches of the creek the spectacle of spawning observe lift the nose, a handsome Fried fish. Next come before:

• Grayling, brook and rainbow trout, brook trout, bullhead, loach, bullhead and brook lamprey.

• Crayfish

Are quite varied represented in Hafenlohrtal. So come and Others ago:

• Beetle ( capricorn beetle Large, sawhorse, wasp beetle, stag beetle, rhinoceros beetle and beams Schröter )
• Butterflies ( Big Purple Emperor, Great Kingfisher, Big Fox, mourning cloak and scarce copper )
• Locusts ( Marsh Grasshopper )
• Dragonflies ( Blue-winged Demoiselle )

• Caudata ( newts, newt, palmate newt and salamander )
• Anura ( Toad, Yellow-bellied Toad, Common Frog and Frog )

• Lizards ( sand lizard, viviparous lizard and slow-worm )
• Snakes ( smooth snake and the grass snake )

The Hafenlohrtal is a refuge for many, some rare species of birds.

• Songbirds ( Whinchat, Whitethroat, Redstart, Golden Oriole, nutcracker, dippers, red-backed shrike and waxwing )
• Birds of prey ( hawk, hawk, falcon tree, black kite, osprey and rough-legged buzzard )
• Owl ( Owl and Barn Owl )
• Waders ( snipe and woodcock )
• Other ( corncrake, little grebe, gray heron, Middle Spotted Woodpecker, Kingfisher, Black Stork, and Wryneck ).

• Rodents ( beaver )

Flora

• Grasses ( sedges, rushes types and Rosebay cotton grass )
• Ferns and club mosses ( Sumpffarn, Sprossender club moss club moss and clubs )
• Orchids ( Marsh Orchid, Handsome orchid, spotted orchid, Twayblabe, White helleborine, Nestwurz, Broad-leaved helleborine, Green-winged Orchid Orchis and fire )
• Aster something similar (fever clover, marsh valerian, Oxlip, Foxglove, Gold thistle, centaury )
• Rose something similar ( daphne, forest goat's beard )
• Similar lilies ( lily of the valley and marsh iris )
• Buttercup Family ( Columbine and Marigold )
• Other ( nodule - saxifrage, Milzkraut and round leaf sundew )

Hafenlohrtalspeicher

The Bavarian State Government had three decades to build the Hafenlohrtalspeichers planned a dam, which would serve as drinking water reservoirs. This plan was finally abandoned in September 2008 after numerous protests from various parties and organizations with decision of the Regional Planning Association.