Hasselbach (Werre)

Confluence of Hasselbaches (left) with one of its small tributaries

The Hasselbach is a left tributary of the river Werre in East Westphalia -Lippe with a length of 6.5 km. The name Hasselbach has the Senner horses back in Hasselbachtal bred out because " Hassel " means in Low German " foal ".

• 5.1 Water Quality
• 5.2 Nature Reserves

Course

The Hasselbach rises on the western edge of Hiddesen in the nature reserve Donoperteich - Hiddeser Bent at the foot of the 340 m high Kahlen Ehbergs as Moorbach and initially flows parallel to the L 938 in a westerly direction. After about 1 km of the stream flows through the first back waters, the cancer pond. In the further course of the river turns gradually to the north. After some 100 meters, the stream is dammed a second time and feeds the Donoperteich. After flowing through the pond of Hasselbach flows curvy further in his deep creek bed north, parallel to the L 944 and a third time to Hasselbach dammed reservoir. In the last 3.5 km of its course the river continues to flow north to the Detmold district Pivitsheide VH at an altitude of about 112 m above sea level. NN to open into the Werre.

A ferruginous spring of the sources of Hasselbaches was taken at the beginning of the 17th century in the form of a stone vase became a fountain of health. However, this came in the course of time into oblivion. Even today, can be seen near the pond Donoper the source. In addition to this, there are other legal sources in calcareous Hasselbachtal that are used for drinking water supply Detmold.

Storage ponds

Cancer pond

The cancer pond, located below the Hiddeser Bents, was used because of its nutrient-poor water for breeding cancer.

Donoperteich

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The Donoperteich is part of the way residence and is located in Hasselbachtal. He was dammed around 1625 at the behest of Simon VII for fish farming and named after the Lord Chamberlain of Donop. He was initially staffed with trout and carp. In 1950 he was declared a nature reserve. Nearby there are several Bronze Age grave mound.

Hasselbach reservoir

The water of the Hasselbachs was used at the site of the present dam Hasselbach early industrial. The first industrial development dates back to the year 1565, in which a flour mill was built. Later in the entire Hasselbachtal more different mills, furniture and sawmills and a plant for generating electricity, which was until 1928 in operation emerged. There, where today the Hasselbach Reservoir, created in 1674 a paper mill, which later became a furniture factory and produced after repeated extension until 1965. After leveling the factory in 1981 Hasselbachplatz reservoir was created in its present form and to the public on May 2, 1982. The storage pond has a water area of ​​1.3 ha with a volume of 13,000 m³.

Tourism

In Hasselbachtal there are many marked hiking trails, including the Residenzweg Detmold, which in turn is part of the Hermann path.

Water staining

The Hasselbach has in its upper reaches, characteristic as for bog streams, a strong red - brown color, which, however, gradually loses the farther one moves away from the origin, as the Bach receives clear water from small tributaries that flow in karst springs. The red - brownish water is very low in nutrients and comes from the Hiddeser Bent, a moor.

Environment

Water quality

The Hasselbach is classified in their entirety in the water quality class II, which means that it is excessively dirty.

Nature Reserves

The Hasselbach is a member of two protected areas: The upper reaches of the stream is since 2005 part of the 119.00 -hectare nature reserve Donoper pond and Hiddeser Bent. In addition, there are other parts of the stream at the 61 -hectare nature reserve Hasselbach / Black Brink / moorland at Copper Mountain.

Tributaries

Among the tributaries of the Hasselbachs include the 1.9 km long Hebbel Bach, the 0.5 km long Moorbach and almost 1 km long Blue Bach. In addition, the Hasselbach flow in the upper and middle reaches to some unnamed tributaries, which rise in karst springs and exhibit widely fluctuating flows.