Holzminde

Wood reduction in the Solling upper Rumohrtal ( between Fohlenplacken and wood Minden )

The wood Minde, in the upper reaches also called Red Water, is a 17 km long, right or southeast tributary of the Weser in the district of Minden wood in Lower Saxony ( Germany ).

Course

The creek rises in the center of the low mountain range Solling just 2.8 km south-southwest of the Great Ahrens mountain or about 2.6 km west-southwest of the Great nakedness (distances depending crow flies). He entfließt to about 450 m above sea level. NN the high moor and nature reserve Mecklenbruch, which is located near Silberborn.

The wood Minde first runs in direction southsouthwest by Silberborn to Neuhaus im Solling, where it bends to the northwest. Henceforth, it flows as a means mountain stream with typical wetland landscape in a northwesterly direction through Fohlenplacken and Rumohrtal along the county road 50, linking the Neuhaus with the City of Minden wood. They passed through the state forest wood Minden in the north and the state forest Boffzen in the south.

After leaving the Solling the wood Minde reached the city, located in the Upper Weser Valley Wood Minden, in which it flows through the Upper, Middle and Lower Pond. Immediately before the first-mentioned pond empties the one coming from the east drought wood Minde, which is by far their biggest inflow.

Immediately after flowing through the timber market town area opens the timber Minde at river kilometer 80 to about 83 m above sea level. NN in the Weser River, which forms part of its border to the west hiesig located North Rhine -Westphalia.

Red Water

The upper course is called " Red Water " to which John already pointed Letzner in connection with the laying of the monastery Hethis. This designation refers to the reddish color in this section of the river, which originates from Middle peat moss or sphagnum moss in Reddish Mecklenbruch.

Photos

Wood reduction with pronounced meanders in Rumohrtal

Wood reduction in the lower Rumohrtal

Wood reduction in the Middle Pond in Minden wood in drained pond water