Hörsterholzer Bach

Hörster Holzer Bach in Bochum

The Hörster Holzer Bach, also called Eibecke, is a river in Bochum- Dahlhausen. The creek flows between the Dahlhausen station and the railway museum in the Ruhr.

The pinging and stockpile tongues indicate an older mining in the open pit. The reduction in tunnel mines probably started around 1770. For the colliery General & Erbstollen founded in the beginning of the 19th century Generaler carbon path. Today, mining trail Dahlhausen through this valley.

The water quality of the stream is between I and II to the species include the spotted salamander, the frog and the palmate newt. The last 1500 m of the stream were originally in the field of the work of Dr. C. Otto and were straightened. The last 700 m of the stream are fully plumbed. A partial restoration of this section would be conceivable.